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Dan Rather to Make CBS News Return 18 Years After Controversial Exit
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Josh Fiallo
Breaking News Reporter
Published Apr. 26, 2024 12:12AM EDT
The former CBS News anchor Dan Rather will make a brief return to the network Sunday, appearing in a live interview 18 years after his controversial exit. Rather, 92, is slated to be profiled on CBS News Sunday Morning through an interview with correspondent Lee Cowan, the network announced. The segment will, in part, promote the soon-to-be released documentary Rather, which chronicles the legendary newsmans rise to prominence, his sudden and dramatic public downfall, and his redemption and re-emergence as a voice of reason to a new generation, the docs producers wrote in a statement. Rathers falling out with CBS began with his 2004 60 Minutes II report about George W. Bushs National Guard record that relied on documents CBS failed to authenticatesomething the then-president skewered the network for. The incident shattered Rathers reputation, despite the documents never being proven to be forgeries. The controversy, which was dubbed Rathergate, was dramatized in the 2015 film Truth. Rathers return to CBS will air at 9 a.m. EST on Sunday.