Viewers of “Inside Edition” were shocked to hear the news on air that Deborah Norville is leaving the daily show after 30 years.
“It has been an honor and a privilege to be here at ‘Inside’ for all these years,” she said during Wednesday’s broadcast. “A milestone like this is a time for reflection and on reflection I’ve decided that now is the time for me to move on from ‘Inside Edition.’”
Norville began hosting the CBS news program in 1995, making her the longest-serving female anchor on American TV.
Following her announcement, she later took to Instagram to share more about her unexpected departure, noting that she turned down an offer to continue the gig.
“After 30 years anchoring ‘Inside Edition,’ it’s time to do something new,” said the 66-year-old mother of three. “Twice before I made career moves for personal reasons (Chicago to NBC News in NY, CBS News to Inside Edition) and they were the right decisions. This decision is also motivated by family, and I know it it’s a good one. There’s lots more to come from me, just from a new place.”
Norville teased she has “exciting things in the works,” the details of which she promised to talk about at a later date.
Last October, Norville was announced as the host of “The Perfect Line,” a syndicated game show set to premiere this fall.
Based on a soon-to-be released board game, “The Perfect Line” tasks contestants with placing people, events or items in the correct order — “such as arranging six actors in the order of their worldwide box office gross,” according to Variety. After multiple rounds of eliminations, the last player standing has a final chance to win $10,000.
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