Norah O'Donnell Returns to CBS Mornings as Co-Host

There is a particular kind of return that is neither retreat nor reinvention, but something closer to recognition — an acknowledgment that what once was, still holds value. Norah O'Donnell, who anchored CBS Mornings from 2012 to 2019, will rejoin the broadcast on September 8, 2026, taking her place once more alongside Gayle King and Nate Burleson. CBS calls it a homecoming, and in doing so, the network quietly affirms that some departures are not endings, but long pauses in an ongoing conversation.