Adam Verdugo Named Executive Producer Of ‘CBS Evening News With Norah O’Donnell’
deadline.comCBS News has tapped Adam Verdugo as the next executive producer of CBS Evening News with Norah O’Donnell.Verdugo, who has been with the network for almost a decade, will succeed Al Ortiz, who has been serving as interim EP since the departure of Jay Shaylor last year.
Ortiz announced his retirement in April.Verdugo, who currently serves as executive story editor of the newscast, will be based in Washington, D.C.
and start in his new role on Monday. Verdugo has worked closely with O’Donnell during his tenure, including on numerous breaking news events and her interviews with President Joe Biden and George W.
Bush and Vice President Mike Pence. He co-produced O’Donnell’s 60 Minutes pieces on auto manufacturers using their facilities to make PPE and ventilators, and on whistleblower Rick Bright.
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