In 2002, Callahan announced his retirement from Congress and his Chief of Staff, Jo Bonner, became his successor. Like his former boss, Bonner also hosted "Congressional Report" on his own, and invited numerous guests. As an aide to Callahan, Bonner helped produce the program during the mid-1980s. In the July 2003 Nielsen ratings, the program in its 10:00 a.m. timeslot (following "Face the Nation" on CBS) still ranked higher in viewers than those of Mobile's three other major network TV affiliates. It continued to be profitable for WKRG, which had estimated that it could earn $1500 or more for airing the commercial-free program.