Dan Rather has a bright smile on his face alongside former 60 Minutes correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi.
The iconic newsman, 94, who served as CBS Evening News anchor from 1981 to 2005, smiled with Alfonsi, 54, by his side. While Alfonsi was fired from 60 Minutes back in May, the journalism powerhouse was just appointed Journalist in Residence for the 2026–27 academic year at Columbia Journalism School alongside Scott Pelley. But despite their pasts at CBS News, the two looked happier than ever in a sweet photo together.
“My heroes have always been cowboys. Especially this one. So great visiting with Dan Rather this morning. Funny and charming as ever! My heart is full. ❤️❤️❤️,” Alfonsi captioned her photo with Rather.
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Rather Spoke Candidly About Changes at CBS News
Last year, Rather, who stepped down from CBS Evening News in 2005 after 24 years as anchor, took to Substack to share his feelings about Bari Weiss, founder of The Free Press, becoming the editor-in-chief of CBS News. CBS acquired The Free Press for $150 million, the Wall Street Journal previously reported.
“The former opinion writer for The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times is not a reporter. She has never worked in television news, and she has never led a staff larger than a few dozen,” Rather wrote on his Substack, which has more than 530,000 subscribers, according to the New York Times. “That all changed this week when David Ellison, whose Skydance Media recently acquired CBS, installed Weiss in a position created for her. She will not report to the president of CBS News — as one might expect — but to David Ellison directly.”
Rather continued, calling it “a dark day in the halls of CBS News.”
“The American people will pay the price for this move, as will the journalists of CBS News who can no longer credibly serve as watchdogs because the ones they are meant to hold to account are signing their paychecks and hobnobbing with the president,” Rather stated.
He Supports the Other Anchors
Rather opened up to the New York Times about how he still watches the nightly news on each major network, and stated that he supports each of the anchors.
“I give Muir credit. He goes to where the work is,” he said of David Muir, anchor of ABC World News Tonight, which has the top ratings. He called Tom Llamas, the new anchor of NBC Nightly News, “a real talent.”
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