Jericka Duncan to Anchor CBS Weekend News on Saturday

  Rassegna Stampa, Social
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CBS News announced on Friday that Jericka Duncan will now helm the Saturday edition of the CBS Weekend News. Duncan was already the anchor of the Sunday evening edition of the news broadcast.

News of Duncan’s additional anchoring duties was made by CBS News and Stations president of newsgathering and editorial, Adrienne Roark, who said in an internal note to staffers, “Jericka’s reporting, both from the anchor desk and on the scene of nearly every major story over the past decade, has elevated our coverage across platforms, like the Weekend News, 48 Hours, CBS Mornings, CBS Evening News, BET, and more.”

Duncan fills the hole vacated by Adriana Diaz, who now anchors alongside Tony Dokoupil on CBS Mornings Plus, the third hour of the weekday morning show, which debuted on Monday.

“The news never stops—and the CBS Weekend News is critical to keeping our viewers informed all week long. I’m grateful for the opportunity to lead an important extension of our CBS Evening News brand, especially as we head into the final weeks before the presidential election,” said Duncan.

Duncan and Diaz were named anchors of CBS News Weekend in December 2020, with Duncan anchoring the Sunday broadcast from New York and Diaz anchoring on Saturday from Chicago.

In addition to her anchoring duties, Duncan is a national correspondent for CBS News. The anchor has reported on significant stories, including last month’s school shooting at the Apalachee High School in Georgia, where she spoke with students following the tragedy. She has also reported on the accusations against R. Kelly, Bill Cosby, and Harvey Weinstein; the shooting deaths of four Marines and a Navy sailor in Chattanooga; and interviewed the mother of Breonna Taylor, including breaking the news that no one would be charged directly with Taylor’s death.

Duncan has been a CBS News correspondent since 2013. Before that, she spent three years at KYW, the CBS-owned TV station in Philadelphia. Prior to that, she was a reporter for WIVB (CBS) in Buffalo, N.Y., from 2007 to 2010.

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