Bob Lloyd Schieffer (born February 25, 1937) is an American journalist who has been with CBS News since 1969, serving 23 years as anchor on the Saturday edition of CBS Evening News from 1973-1996; chief Washington correspondent since 1982, moderator of the Sunday public affairs show Face the Nation since 1991, and, between March of 2005 and August 31, 2006, interim weekday anchor of the CBS Evening News. Katie Couric, formerly of NBC's Today show, succeeded Schieffer as anchor on September 5, 2006.
Schieffer is one of the few journalists to have covered all four of the major Washington national assignments: the White House, The Pentagon, United States Department of State, and United States Congress. His career with CBS has almost exclusively dealt with national politics.
Schieffer is a survivor of grade III bladder cancer; he was diagnosed in 2003 and is currently cancer-free.
In 2004, he was the moderator of the third presidential debate between President George W. Bush and Senator John Kerry.
Schieffer is married to the former Patricia Penrose Bishop and has two daughters.
Father of two daughters.
Bob and his wife reside in Washington, DC
Has been with CBS News since 1969.
Was anchor of the CBS Evening News Sunday Edition from 1973 to 1976 and anchor of the CBS Evening News Saturday Edition from 1976 to 1996.
Became the temporary anchor of the CBS Evening News after Dan Rather stepped down. Though he expressed no interest in becoming the permanent anchor--Katie Couric was chosen in April, 2006, to fill the post permanently--viewer response was extraordinary. During his short tenure, CBS Evening News actually experienced a rise in viewership while ABC and NBC both witnessed a decline.
