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CBS | Global News

Steve Capus: Not in Scott Pelley’s ‘DNA’ to Simply Show Up and ‘Have Presence’

By Jordan Chariton on Sep. 13, 2014 - 3:03 PM

Scott Pelley was the only evening news anchor to report from Iraq this week as President Obama announced his plans for action against terror group ISIS. And “CBS Evening News” executive producer Steve Capus says Pelley ...

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Steve Capus: ‘I’m Very, Very Happy To Have This Be My Professional Home These Days’

By Jordan Chariton on Sep. 12, 2014 - 7:06 AM

This summer, we’re putting a spotlight on the industry’s top producers; getting the inside story about their shows, how they got to where they are, and advice they have for future TV journalists. After 20 years at 30 Rock, whi ...

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Pelley: Part of Steve Capus’ Job is to ‘Help Us Get Up to Number Two, and on to Number One’

By Jordan Chariton on Sep. 9, 2014 - 4:32 PM

Variety‘s Brian Steinberg speaks to “CBS Evening News” anchor Scott Pelley and Executive Producer Steve Capus about propelling the third-place CBS broadcast up the ratings ranks. Last week, the program saw the mo ...

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MSNBC | Politics

‘Pimped Out’ Returns. New Clinton Book Details Old Cable News Firestorm

By Chris Ariens on Jul. 22, 2014 - 10:03 AM

“Clinton Inc.,” another new book about the former, and perhaps future, White House occupants dredges up a cable news moment that regular readers of this site will recall. In February 2008, as the Democratic primary for ...

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Evening News Ratings: Week of June 30

By Chris Ariens on Jul. 9, 2014 - 10:55 AM

“World News with Diane Sawyer,” which saw David Muir sitting in Monday through Thursday, was the only newscast to show year-over-year growth in both total viewers and the A25-54 demo compared to the same week last year ...

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Evening News Ratings: Week of April 28

By Chris Ariens on May. 6, 2014 - 11:18 AM

For the third time in four weeks “World News with Diane Sawyer” takes the younger viewer demo. Sawyer edged “NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams” by just 8,000 viewers in the A25-54 demo. “Nightly ...

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CBS | Revolving Door

Steve Capus Named Executive Producer of ‘CBS Evening News’

By Merrill Knox on May. 6, 2014 - 10:01 AM

Former NBC News president Steve Capus is joining CBS News as the executive producer of “CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley” and executive editor of the news division. He will begin in his new role in July. Capus was pr ...

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NBC News Toasts Cheryl Gould: ‘She Came to the Newsroom With a Fresh Perspective’

By Merrill Knox on Apr. 8, 2014 - 4:28 PM

Current and former NBC News talent, executives and producers gathered at 30 Rock last night to celebrate Cheryl Gould, who is retiring after 37 years at the network. Gould was toasted by Tom Brokaw, former NBC News presidents Stev ...

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It’s Official: Tamron Hall Joins ‘Today’ as 9 a.m. Co-Host

By Merrill Knox on Feb. 24, 2014 - 9:16 AM

Tamron Hall is officially joining “Today” as a co-host of the third hour. As we’ve been reporting, Hall’s new deal gives her an expanded role on “Today” while she continues to anchor her MSNBC s ...

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The Morning Ticker: Farrow, Capus, Jost

By Chris Ariens on Jan. 24, 2014 - 11:12 AM

MSNBC host Ronan Farrow has bought a $1.495 million pad in Joe Scarborough’s neighborhood. The 982-sq. foot, Upper West Side unit is in a doorman building with a landscaped rooftop with views of the Hudson River, just like i ...

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