Bari Weiss eyed replacing ‘Face the Nation’ host Margaret Brennan as two top producers exit CBS show: report

CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss reportedly considered replacing “Face the Nation” host Margaret Brennan earlier this year, though no change followed. The departures of two senior producers now give Weiss an opportunity to reshape the Sunday political programme’s editorial leadership.

Senior executive producer Mary Hager announced she is leaving CBS News after 35 years; an insider said she had planned to retire at year’s end. Executive producer Anne Hsu is moving to a new role at CBS’s Hong Kong bureau, rather than leaving the network. CBS’s source rejected suggestions that the changes reflected turmoil, and noted that “Face the Nation” is the leading Sunday public affairs programme, ahead of NBC’s “Meet the Press”.