CBS Names Adam Verdugo Executive Producer, ‘CBS Evening News’ (EXCLUSIVE)

variety.com:

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorAdam Verdugo, a news producer who has worked for years with anchor Norah O’Donnell, has been named executive producer of “CBS Evening News,” just weeks after O’Donnell and CBS extended a contract to keep her at the helm of the show.Verdugo will start his new duties June 13, and brings the executive producer position for the program back to Washington, D.C.

For the past several months, CBS News veteran Al Ortiz supervised the evening newscast out of New York. Ortiz in April announced his intention to retire by the summer.“Adam is an experienced, innovative leader with a proven track record of producing a wide-range of significant events and interviews for CBS News’ weekday programs as well as long form pieces,” said Neeraj Khemlani, co-president of CBS’ news and stations operations, in a statement.  “As we move into the midterms, his extensive experience booking and producing political coverage over the last decade will also be invaluable in continuing the Evening News’ momentum.” Verdugo has worked with O’Donnell for more than a decade, and has been on hand during her coverage of numerous breaking news events, presidential election nights, the Jan.

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