CBS This Morning host Norah O’Donnell is revealing what it’s been like to work at the network during two horrifying sexual misconduct scandals. First, her co-anchor Charlie Rose was accused of sexual harassment. Then, CBS President Les Moonves left the network after he faced multiple allegations. Click through the gallery to find out how Norah’s moving forward.
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“I wanted to be really clear,” Norah told
People in a new interview. “I said there is no excuse for this alleged behavior. Harassment is systemic and it’s pervasive and it has to end.”
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Then, in 2018, women came forward with allegations against Les, 69, going back decades. He eventually left the network last fall. Norah’s response to that news echoed her response to the first.
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“I thought long and hard about it, and I decided I’m going to revisit exactly what I said the first time because it still holds. The harassment has to end,” she said.
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“It was a tough and painful year,” she added.
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But Norah is apparently optimistic about the future of CBS. Susan Zirinsky is taking over as President of CBS News in March, the first woman to ever hold the job. CBS, Norah claims, is the “best it’s ever been.”
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“I have the greatest job in the world,” she said. “I have a front row seat to history.”
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What do you think of Norah’s response to the CBS scandals? Sound off in the comments!
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“I wanted to be really clear,” Norah told
People in a new interview. “I said there is no excuse for this alleged behavior. Harassment is systemic and it’s pervasive and it has to end.”
Photo credit: Getty Images
Then, in 2018, women came forward with allegations against Les, 69, going back decades. He eventually left the network last fall. Norah’s response to that news echoed her response to the first.
Photo credit: INSTARImages
“I thought long and hard about it, and I decided I’m going to revisit exactly what I said the first time because it still holds. The harassment has to end,” she said.
“It was a tough and painful year,” she added.
But Norah is apparently optimistic about the future of CBS. Susan Zirinsky is taking over as President of CBS News in March, the first woman to ever hold the job. CBS, Norah claims, is the “best it’s ever been.”
“I have the greatest job in the world,” she said. “I have a front row seat to history.”
What do you think of Norah’s response to the CBS scandals? Sound off in the comments!
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