Bari Weiss, the Editor-in-Chief at CBS News, is reintroducing a familiar conservative presence to network television.
Elisabeth Hasselbeck, who previously co-hosted “The View,” is slated to guest host a CBS morning show next week, which may be an audition for a more prominent role.
“CBS Morning” announced on Thursday that Hasselbeck will join Gayle King and Nate Burleson as a special guest host from Monday to Wednesday.
She’ll be featured in the 8 a.m. time slot, discussing parenting, pop culture, and lifestyle topics, according to the network.
Hasselbeck will steer clear of hard news or political discussions, focusing instead on lifestyle segments like “Talk of the Table” and “What to Watch,” along with conversations related to parenting and entertainment.
Despite her guest hosting, CBS plans to keep its existing three-anchor format for the week.
Adriana Diaz will co-host on Monday, followed by Vlad Dutierre on Tuesday and Norah O’Donnell on Wednesday.
Hasselbeck’s television career took off over 20 years ago when she was a contestant on the 2001 season of “Survivor: Australian Outback” on CBS.
Married to former NFL quarterback and ESPN analyst Tim Hasselbeck, her background might lead to engaging discussions with Burleson, who is also a former NFL player now in television.
This move comes as Weiss is working on restructuring CBS News after several high-profile staffing changes, including moving Tony Dokoupil from “CBS Morning” to “CBS Evening News.”
At 48, Hasselbeck is well-known for her decade-long tenure on ABC’s “The View,” where she became one of the show’s notable conservative voices.
She later joined Fox News as a co-host on “Fox & Friends” before stepping back from daily television.
Hasselbeck’s return aligns with Weiss’s goal to enhance the ideological variety in CBS News programming while making significant changes to some of the network’s main broadcasts.
These changes are particularly notable on “60 Minutes,” where Weiss recently dismissed executive producer Tanya Simon and reporters Sharyn Alfonsi and Cecilia Vega, appointing former New York Times columnist Nick Bilton as the new executive producer.
Additionally, veteran correspondent Scott Pelley was let go after a public disagreement with management regarding these shifts.
The Post has reached out for comment from Hasselbeck.
