Norah O’Donnell reunites with pal Gayle King in ‘CBS Mornings’ return

Norah O'Donnell is back on the morning shift.

The television journalist and longtime CBS host made her official return to "CBS Mornings" on Tuesday, Sept. 8. O'Donnell, 52, previously co-anchored the morning talk show from 2012 to 2019, before moving over to "CBS Evening News" for a six-year stint.

"Thank you for having me back, and it's great to be here," O'Donnell said alongside co-anchors Gayle King and Nate Burleson. "I'm thrilled about what is an exciting show ahead and a big week ahead, too."

King jokingly embraced her colleague's return by singing a line from Dolly Parton's 1977 hit "Here You Come Again," telling O'Donnell, "Here you come again / lookin' better than a body has a right to."

"Norah and I have history, so we are ready to go," King, 71, said. "We got this, Norah. We got this, Nate."

Burleson also shared his excitement for O'Donnell's return. "We're going to make this next chapter our best chapter here on 'CBS Mornings,' that's for sure," he told the Emmy-winning journalist. "And you're going to be a big part of that."

With her return to the desk, O'Donnell fills the third seat left vacant by Tony Dokoupil, who departed…

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