CNN A Tale of Two Kings By Alex Weprin on Jul. 13, 2010 - 4:34 PM CNN’s 7 p.m. host John King was the subject of two articles today. One was a very flattering profile in the conservative publication Newsmax, the other a very critical piece in the New York Post‘s Page Six. Page Six ci ...
CNN | Revolving Door ‘Campbell Brown’ Ends July 21st By kevin on Jul. 13, 2010 - 1:20 PM TVNewser has confirmed that Campbell Brown’s last day at CNN will be Wednesday, July 21st. As we reported Monday, CNN will add an additional broadcast of Rick Sanchez’s “Rick’s List” into the 8pmET ti ...
CNN Rick Sanchez: Rick’s List Moving to 8 PM By Alex Weprin on Jul. 12, 2010 - 4:24 PM CNN’s Rick Sanchez is coming to primetime, at least temporarily. On “Rick’s List” today, Sanchez casually dropped this line: “Pretty soon we’re going to have two things going on. A: We’re ...
CNN CNN’s Reinvention: ‘I just hope they don’t go for some young, hip, king of snark’ By Gail Shister on Jul. 5, 2010 - 8:37 AM Why did CNN hire disgraced ex-New York Governor Eliot Spitzer and conservative columnist Kathleen Parker for its new 8 p.m. show? “Apparently Madoff wasn’t available,” deadpans CNN exile Aaron Brown (Class of ...
Revolving Door Larry King Leaving His Show This Fall By Alex Weprin on Jun. 29, 2010 - 7:26 PM Breaking: CNN’s 9 p.m. host Larry King has announced that he will be leaving his nightly talk show this Fall. King, who has been a staple on CNN for 25 years, will transition to a part-time role at the network, hosting occas ...
CNN Kathleen Parker on New Co-Anchor Eliot Spitzer: ‘I Believe in Redemption’ By kevin on Jun. 28, 2010 - 11:30 AM New CNNer Kathleen Parker describes in her WaPo column some of the backstory behind her upcoming primetime show, the proposal for which she felt at first “was so counterintuitive on its face that I was disinclined.” Pa ...
CNN ‘Crossfire’ Creator On CNN’s New 8 p.m. Show: ‘I Can’t Think of a Worse Idea’ By Alex Weprin on Jun. 25, 2010 - 4:21 PM Lots of people have compared CNN’s new 8 p.m. program featuring Eliot Spitzer and Kathleen Parker to the canceled debate show “Crossfire.” Now you can add the man who created “Crossfire” to that list. ...
CNN Lou Dobbs on CNN’s New 8pm Hires: ‘Good Lord Almighty’ By kevin on Jun. 24, 2010 - 6:13 PM TVNewser columnist Gail Shister asked former CNN anchor Lou Dobbs what he thinks about CNN’s recent hiring of Eliot Spitzer and Kathleen Parker for its 8pm time slot. After a few moments of laughter he told her: “All I ...
CNN Campbell Brown’s Time at CNN Coming to a Close By kevin on Jun. 24, 2010 - 12:51 PM In a Q&A with The Wrap’s Dylan Stableford, CNN/US President Jon Klein confirms that anchor Campbell Brown will be “hosting her show until the end of July.” A CNN spokesperson tells TVNewser no firm date has b ...
CNN CNN Changes its Tune With Spitzer/Parker Debate Show By Alex Weprin on Jun. 23, 2010 - 3:31 PM While naming Eliot Spitzer and Kathleen Parker as hosts of a new 8 p.m. “roundtable” program on CNN was expected, it is still a transformational moment for the network, which has long positioned itself as being about j ...