Schieffer, 78, has been with CBS News for 46 years, and has moderated the network's Sunday morning public affairs talk show for the past 24 years.
In addition to his role at "Face the Nation," Schieffer is also the chief Washington correspondent for CBS News. [...]
Schieffer announced that he would be moving on during the annual "Schieffer Symposium" at Texas Christian University, his alma mater.[...]
"It's been a great adventure," Schieffer added. "I'm one of the luckiest people in the world, because as a little boy, as a young reporter, I always wanted to be a journalist, and I got to do that."