More Changes At CBS News
(CBS)
"I know that you are all familiar with the exemplary work that Rome has done on '60 Minutes,' and I firmly believe that his production experience, journalistic integrity and vision uniquely qualify him to lead the 'Evening News' to the next level.For over a decade, Hartman has covered the world for "60 Minutes" and has produced nearly 100 segments for the show on stories from Iraq, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Russia, Africa, Greece, India and Latin America. Hartman also served a stint as the White House producer for CBS News in the 1980s and was the Senior Producer for the "Evening News" in Washington. He was one of PE's first "10 Plus 1" interviews, which you can read here.I would also like to offer my heartfelt thanks and appreciation to Jim Murphy for being an absolutely exemplary Executive Producer of the 'Evening News' for the past six years, a tenure longer than any other E.P. of that broadcast. Jim came to me a while ago and said that he wanted a new challenge. I can't tell you how much respect I have for Jim's talents and his accomplishments as the Executive Producer of our flagship broadcast."