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CBS News names Leonard to succeed Salant in 1979
William A. Leonard was named successor to CBS News president Richard S. Salant, with Leonard to take the post when Salant retires April 30, 1979. Leonard, 62, has been vice president and chief government liaison for 32 years and will become COO of the news division in the interim. Salant has led CBS News since 1961 and helped launch the half hour CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite in 1963, shifting the format from 15 minutes.
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