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CBS looks to Jeff Glor to give 'CBS Evening News' a digital boost

As a youthful looking 42, Jeff Glor is the youngest anchor of "CBS Evening News" since Douglas Edwards first sat in the chair in 1948. It's not all they have in common.

Edwards was a veteran radio journalist who was asked to move over to television when it was still a young, emerging medium. Glor has a mandate to lead the flagship evening newscast into the digital future.

The assignment comes as the evening news format is fighting to remain vital in an age when smartphones can provide headlines and video instantly.

CBS will be courting digital viewers by re-airing "CBS Evening News

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