Posted on 12/01/2022 7:15:48 PM PST by Libloather
The latest round of layoffs at CNN has hit some of the network's biggest names.
Political analyst Chris Cillizza, 46, who has been covering national politics, the White House and Congress for the cable giant since 2017, after coming over to the network from The Washington Post, was among those who were let go this week, Variety reported.
Cillizza tweeted Thursday afternoon, stating, 'my time at CNN was an absolute blast. I got to work with smart and dedicated journalists everyday,' he said.
'I'm sad it's at an end but also excited about what the future holds for me. Stay tuned.'
The cable news giant also scrapped all of HLN's live programming, including longtime host Robin Meade, 53, who was with the weekday Atlanta-based morning show for more than 21 years. It is estimated that her annual salary is $3 million, making her one of the highest paid female anchors in the business.
Business correspondent Alison Kosik, 51, who covers the New York Stock Exchange and has been at the network since 2007 was nixed. She earns an average annual salary of between $100,000 and $145,143.
Alexandra Field, 31, who covers major breaking news events for CNN and CNN International, and has reported from more than 20 countries was dismissed. She was working from the network's Asia-Pacific headquarters in Hong Kong. She earns an estimated annual salary of $144,167.
Martin Savidge, 64, an anchor and correspondent for CNN based in the network's world headquarters in Atlanta, who returned to the network in 2011 was let go.
Mary Ann Fox, Vice President of Northeast News, who oversaw the editorial direction and day-to-day operations of the New York Bureau, and had been at CNN since 2014, was also sacked this week. It's estimated that her yearly salary is $1 million.
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I turn on HLN after Forensic Files comes on
Just kill off HLN. It’s like a zombie channel.
Ruthless Round of Layoffs is a great name for a rock band
WOW, people working at Retail Banking make 140K a year.
This is hilarious!!!!
Well, you get what you pay for, CNN evidently did not give a care about QUALITY.
Who is this?
Bfl
-PJ
That’s not Chaz Bono, is it?
In the mortgage industry these layoffs occur when rates rise and refinancing slows to a trickle; in the “news” industry this seems to happen after an election when paid liars are not is so much demand.
Seriously.
Aren't they typically well below a million viewers?
I quit watching when Rudi Bakhtiar left.
“The cable news giant also scrapped all of HLN’s live programming”
Can someone explain what that means?
It sounds like every show all day long has nothing to do with breaking news, everything is opinion pieces and talk shows.
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