News anchor Russ Mitchell will leave "The Early Show" at the end of the week, but will continue to be anchor of the Sunday edition of the "CBS Evening News" and become national correspondent for CBS.
It's the first change since longtime NBC producer David Friedman was hired, though the decision was made before his arrival, according to sources.
The show, which trails "Today" and "Good
Morning America" also features Harry Smith, Maggie Rodriguez, Julie Chen and Dave Price, the weatherman. (Ms. Chen has been on maternity leave since September, and a date for her return has not yet
been set.) People come and people go at "The Early Show," where the average daily audience declined 11 percent last year, to 2.75 million viewers.
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