John Roberts Out as CNN 'American Morning' Host

Ken Jautz has announced that CNN John Roberts is out from American Morning. Discussions are allegedly happening for an Atlanta-based role for him so he can be closer to his fiance.

Though Jautz didn’t criticize Roberts, he said he’s looking for the show to be “more upbeat” and “faster-paced.” He’s adding T.J. Holmes to the program to be the first co-anchor with Kiran Chetry.

See the memo after the jump…

TO:                  CNN Staff

FROM:             Ken Jautz

DATE:              December 14, 2010

I want to share some news regarding American Morning, both in terms of personnel and content of the show.

First,

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