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Thompson joined CNN Headline News as an evening anchor in June 2001. [9] CNN had laid off 400 of 4,000 employees in January, and was refocusing on personalities to draw in younger viewers. [10] [11] Her first words on-screen as reporter were "Hi, I'm Andrea Thompson, and unless you've been living in a cave, you probably already know that."
The following is a list of notable current and past news anchors, correspondents, hosts, regular contributors and meteorologists from the CNN, CNN International and HLN news networks. [ 1 ] Executives
CNN announced a restructuring Thursday that includes some 200 layoffs, an accelerated pivot to digital operations and new TV roles for personalities like Wolf Blitzer, Jake Tapper and Audie Cornish.
The layoffs are concentrated in CNN's TV business, where ratings have tumbled as consumers cut off cable and seek other news sources. They will eventually be offset by new hires in digital, where Warner Bros. Discovery is making a $70 million investment, CNN said. “This is not a cost-saving exercise,” Thompson said in an interview.
CNN is also shaking up the program schedule of its cable channel. Longtime anchor Wolf Blitzer is moving out of his 6 p.m. Eastern time slot and displacing "CNN Newsroom" with Jim Acosta.
1997–2001 CNN Headline News logo on a table in the food court at CNN Center. Tables like these have since been removed. In 1992, Headline News pioneered the use of a digital video "jukebox" to recycle segments of one newscast seamlessly into another. The new technology reduced the number of staffers needed by enabling news segments to be re ...
CNN will cut 6% of its current workforce as part of CEO Mark Thompson’s continuing efforts to build up the Warner Bros. Discovery outlet’s digital and broadband acumen as the audience flocking ...
Andrea Lee Thompson (born March 1, 1966) is an American government official and former military officer. She is the former Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs .