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Media Icons Debate CBS Leadership Amid Paramount Merger

12/25/2025

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Maury Povich, a veteran talk show host, said he is open to Bari Weiss as CBS News editor-in-chief and will wait to see how leadership changes after Paramount's merger with Skydance Media unfold, noting he hasn't observed significant programming differences yet.
Connie Chung, a former CBS journalist, criticized the decision and questioned Weiss' qualifications.
Connie Chung described the network's owners as greedy and warned of a potential decline.

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Maury Povich, a veteran talk show host, said he is open to Bari Weiss as CBS News editor-in-chief and will wait to see how leadership changes after Paramount's merger with Skydance Media unfold, noting he hasn't observed significant programming differences yet.
Connie Chung, a former CBS journalist, criticized the decision and questioned Weiss' qualifications.
Connie Chung described the network's owners as greedy and warned of a potential decline.