Mo Rocca Named ‘Sunday Morning’ Correspondent

Mo Rocca has been named a correspondent for, CBS Sunday Morning, CBS News announced today. Known for his satirical news reports and commentary, Rocca has been a contributor to the broadcast since 2006, and in his new capacity will continue reporting for Sunday Morning, as well as other CBS News broadcasts.

“His title is correspondent, but we see Mo, as we see all our Sunday Morning contributors, as a ‘columnist,’ bringing his own unique — and it is unique — perspective to everything he does,” said Sunday Morning Executive Producer Rand Morrison.

Rocca is a humorist, actor and Emmy award-winning writer. He is a panelist on NPR’s weekly quiz show, Wait, Wait… Don’t Tell Me!, and the host of Food(ography) on the Cooking Channel. He spent four seasons as a correspondent on Comedy Central’s The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, and four seasons as a correspondent on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.