On November 30, 2010, Erica Hill was named co-anchor of CBS' "The Early Show", effective January 3, 2011. On November 15, 2011, CBS announced that Charlie Rose and Gayle King would join Hill as co-anchors of a new CBS News morning program, "CBS This Morning", launching January 9, 2012. On July 26, 2012, CBS announced that Hill would be replaced by Norah O'Donnell on "CBS This Morning" in late 2012. Hill served as a Special Correspondent for CBS News, from September 2012 to November 1, 2012, contributing to all CBS broadcasts although she never appeared on-air in this role.