Andrew Heyward
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"Andrew Heyward" is a former President of CBS News, serving from January 1996 until early November 2005. Currently, he is a principal at MarketspaceNext and Heyward Advisory LLC, where he works with clients to create and strengthen original online content, make more effective use of broadband video, deepen engagement through online communities, and develop new business models for the digital era.

He is the son of Dick Heyward. He has three children: David and Emily, both of whom work in New York City, and Sarah, a writer for HBO's "Girls". He is married to Priscilla Painton, executive editor at Simon & Schuster. His first marriage to Jody Gaylin ended in divorce.

Heyward's successor at CBS News was Sean McManus (television executive)/Sean McManus, head of CBS Sports.

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Dedication to his craft and his remarkable skills as a reporter are legendary.

He has symbolized the 'CBS Evening News' for nearly a quarter century, ... He'll continue to apply his talents to everything he does at CBS News.

He added, ''I wish him only the best.

I plan to talk to a lot of people and structure my life in a way that might have a bit more flexibility and a lot more fun factor, ... I don't intend to rush (into a job). I have the luxury of time.

This is the right time for Leslie to make a change and the right time for me to make a change.

We should not have used them. That was a mistake, which we deeply regret.

Feel bound by the traditional definition of what makes a CBS News anchor.

Ten years in this job is a really long time. These are tough assignments. I'm pleased I'm leaving in an amicable, civilized, mutually respectful way. Leslie felt it was time for a change and so did I.

That's totally ridiculous, ... I would say on a scale of 1 to 100 that had zero to do with it. The organization has moved on.