ABC’s Matt Gutman joins CBS News as chief correspondent

ABC correspondent Matt Gutman is joining CBS News as chief correspondent.

He will be reporting for CBS Mornings and CBS Evening News. Matt will also serve as a lead correspondent for ’48 Hours’ and will contribute to future seasons of 60 Minutes. He will also serve as a fill-in anchor for the network’s flagship broadcasts.

Matt brings nearly three decades of experience covering some of the largest national and international news events, including the Israel-Hamas war, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the COVID-19 pandemic, the death of George Floyd, flash floods in Texas and mass shootings across the United States.

“Matt Gutman goes there. He brings the audience along with him to whatever story he is covering, and he approaches his work with the qualities we look for in all our journalists: fearlessness, energy and relentlessness,” said Bari Weiss, CBS News editor-in-chief.

“I cannot wait for him to get started.”

Gutman starts at CBS on 5th January 2026, and will be based in Los Angeles.