John Dickerson

John Dickerson is an award-winning journalist and author, currently serving as a co-anchor of the “CBS Evening News” and chief political analyst for CBS News, bringing decades of experience in covering American politics and presidential campaigns. After spending 12 years as a correspondent for Time magazine from 1995 to 2005, including four years as its White House correspondent covering economics, Congress, and the presidency, John Dickerson established himself as a prominent voice in political journalism. He further honed his expertise as Slate magazine’s chief political correspondent from 2005 to 2015, delivering comprehensive analysis on national politics and presidential campaigns. Dickerson joined CBS News in April 2009 as an analyst and contributor, quickly ascending to the Network’s political director role, which he held for six years from 2011 to 2017.

Beyond his television roles, Dickerson has co-hosted Slate’s popular ‘Political Gabfest’ for two decades and created the acclaimed presidential history podcast ‘Whistlestop.’ Currently, Dickerson serves as a co-anchor of the ‘CBS Evening News’ and anchors ‘CBS Evening News Plus’ on CBS News 24/7. He is also a senior national correspondent and a regular contributor to ‘CBS News Sunday Morning.’ In 2024, he published ‘Navel Gazing,’ an eight-essay album, adding to his extensive bibliography which includes ‘On Her Trail,’ ‘Whistlestop: My Favorite Stories from Presidential Campaign History,’ and ‘The Hardest Job in the World: The American Presidency.’ Dickerson is also a contributing writer to The Atlantic and has been recognized with prestigious honors, including the Ford Prize for Distinguished Reporting on the Presidency and the David Broder Award for political reporting.