Connie Chung fired as co-anchor of ‘CBS Evening News’ 20 years ago tonight (May 20 1995)


Video: 'CBS Evening News says goodbye to Connie Chung'

(Saturday, May 20, 1995, evening) — CBS News has removed Connie Chung, the second woman to work as a regular anchor on a network evening newscast, from her post, the network announced tonight.

In response, Chung told CBS News executives that she wanted to be let out of her contract with the network, people close to the talks said.