Chief Intelligence correspondent Catherine Herridge has left Fox News and joined CBS News as a senior investigative correspondent, the latter network announced Thursday morning.
In Herridge’s new position at CBS News, which will begin in November, she will primarily cover original investigations, national security, and intelligence matters that affect the country.
“Catherine Herridge is a skilled investigative correspondent who has consistently brought depth and originality to her reporting,” Christopher Isham, vice president and Washington bureau chief, said in a press release. “We are very excited that she will be joining the outstanding team at the Washington Bureau.”
“CBS News has always placed a premium on enterprise journalism and powerful investigations,” Herridge stated. “I feel privileged to join a team where facts and storytelling will always matter.”
Herridge had been at Fox News dating back to the network’s inception in 1996, where she was a London-based correspondent. Most recently, she covered intelligence, the Justice Department, and the Department of Homeland Security. She was also a correspondent for the news magazine Fox Files.
She graduated from Harvard College and the Columbia School of Journalism and then began her career as an ABC News correspondent.
Herridge’s transition comes weeks after former Fox News anchor Shepard Smith stepped down earlier this month. Smith had also been at the network since its creation.
UPDATE: Jay Wallace, President of FOX News Media, said in a statement, “As a founding employee, over the last 23 years, Catherine Herridge has been an asset to FOX News. From her breaking news headlines at the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Justice to her reporting after the 9/11 terrorist attacks and the investigation into Princess Diana’s death, she has always been at the forefront of every beat she has covered. We are grateful for Catherine’s many contributions to the network, wish her continued success and were proud to honor her as she received the Tex McCrary Award for Journalism last week from the Congressional Medal of Honor Society for her enterprise reporting at FOX News.”
Herridge said of her time at Fox News, “I am grateful to Mr. Murdoch for the opportunity to cover the most impactful stories of the last 23 years, most recently the Special Counsel report and impeachment inquiry. I have received great personal satisfaction from mentoring the next generation of reporters and producers and sharing my journalistic values — that facts matter and enterprise reporting will always win the day.”
