CBS News announced Monday morning that CBS Evening News co-senior broadcast producer Alturo Rhymes is being promoted to executive story editor of the CBS Evening News with Norah O’Donnell.
According to the newscast’s ep Adam Verdugo, going forward, Rhymes’ primary responsibilities will include “ensuring that the broadcast is well-positioned to respond to breaking news and planned future news coverage. He will also manage producer assignments and shepherd the development of our signature series like Eye on America, American Innovation, and Moneywatch, just to name a few. Additionally, Alturo will continue to take the lead collaborating closely with our editorial, digital, bureau, and investigative teams.”
Verdugo added on the show’s 10 a.m. daily call, “Alturo has been on the forefront of all of our editorial and managed that influx of news, and all the planning of the special series very deftly. [This promotion] formalizes the work he’s been doing over the past year and a half.”
Norah O’Donnell added, “Alturo is an editorial juggernaut- his decision-making and judgement is well regarded, not just here at the Evening News but of course across CBS News.”
Rhymes joined CBS News in 2005. He previously worked at NBC Nightly News, MSNBC and CNBC before becoming a producer at CBS Newspath and Weekend News.