article_snippet.sent: 'Breaking': Producers of the show announced the decision on Twitter on Sunday during the show .
article_snippet.sent: He had an unexpected career highlight starting in 2005, filling in as anchor of the 'CBS Evening News' following Dan Rather's exit for a year and a half until Katie Couric took over the role.
article_snippet.sent: He folksy style got good reviews, boosted ratings and healed morale at the news division following the network's discredited report on President George W. Bush's military service.
article_snippet.sent: 2008 announcement that He would retire with the inauguration of a new president in January 2009.
article_snippet.sent: The death of NBC's Tim Russert, whose 'Meet the Press' led in the ratings for many years, opened Sunday morning to a tighter competition. '
article_snippet.sent: Bob's thought about retiring before, is CBS News President David Rhodes really retiring now?
article_snippet.sent: But CBS News President David Rhodes said veteran broadcaster Bob Schieffer wanted to announce the end of CBS News President David Rhodes career where it all began.
article_snippet.sent: Charlie Rose, Norah O'Donnell, Major Garrett, John Dickerson and Nancy Cordes have all filled in at different times.
article_snippet.sent: CBS News're on a high right now. '
article_snippet.sent: right, after announcing his retirement from CBS News at the close of the Schieffer Symposium on the News at TCU .