Media | CBS Is This Man Replacing Katie Couric? CBS sources tell TMZ Scott Pelley is the future anchor By Evann Gastaldo Posted Apr 5, 2011 8:14 AM CDT Copied TV's 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley attends the 67th Annual George Foster Peabody Awards at the Waldorf Astoria June 16, 2008 in New York City. (Getty Images) Drumroll please: Katie Couric's replacement at CBS Evening News will be ... Scott Pelley. At least, if TMZ is to be believed (and remember, the gossip site did scoop the world on Michael Jackson's death and the Obamas' dog). CBS network sources say Pelley, a veteran journalist and 60 Minutes correspondent, is the personal choice of CBS News Chairman Jeff Fager to take Couric's spot behind the anchor desk. Pelley has been a rumored replacement in the past. Read These Next Online boo-bears go after the demo firm tearing White House apart. Trump reportedly wants a $230M payout from the DOJ. President Monroe's daughter wrote a desperate plea in 1839. A well-known nutrition influencer died after a home birth. Report an error