Rome Hartman announced another staffing change today:

Effective immediately, Betty Chin is the senior producer, futures and planning, for the CBS Evening News with Bob Schieffer.

Chin has produced the broadcast's "Eye on America" reports since 2002. From 1997 to 2002, she was a producer in the network's Northeast bureau. Her full bio is after the jump...




"Most recently, Chin, 43, served as a producer for the Eye on America reports on the CBS EVENING NEWS (2002-05). While there, she produced an investigative report that led to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's recall on the Dodge Durango, an award-winning series on bipolar children and coverage of Hurricane Katrina's aftermath. Chin was also a producer in CBS News' Northeast bureau (1997-2002), where she reported on the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, the Washington, D.C.-area sniper attacks, the ballot recount during the 2000 presidential election and the controversy surrounding Elian Gonzalez. Prior to that, Chin was a medical producer (1994-97) and an associate producer (1992-94) for the CBS EVENING NEWS. She also served as an assistant producer for CBS NEWSPATH, the Network’s 24-hour news service (1989-92). Chin was as a broadcast facility coordinator for CBS, Inc. (1987-89). She began her career as a commercial coordinator at WCBS-TV, the CBS Owned station in New York (1984-87)."