CNN anchor: I'm quitting this ratings dumpster

WorldNetDaily.com ^ | May 19, 2010 | Joe Kovacs

[Man50D]

Campbell Brown, CNN's news anchor at 8 p.m. Eastern Time, is quitting the cable network, and is making no secret as to the reason why: poor ratings.

In a statement filled with candor, Brown says, "I have also always marveled whenever a television anchor says that he or she pays no attention to ratings. I'm pretty sure the last time any anchor could honestly ignore ratings was well before I was born. Of course I pay attention to ratings. And simply put, the ratings for my program are not where I would like them to be. It is largely for this reason that I am stepping down as anchor of CNN's 'Campbell Brown.'"

She also noted:

To be clear: this is my decision, and one that I have been thinking about for some time. As for why, I could have said, that I am stepping down to spend more time with my children (which I truly want to do). Or that I am leaving to pursue other opportunities (which I also truly want to do). But I have never had much tolerance for others' spin, so I can't imagine trying to stomach my own. The simple fact is that not enough people want to watch my program, and I owe it to myself and to CNN to get out of the way so that CNN can try something else.

[dr_who]

There there. It wasn’t your fault.

[Nervous Tick]

Campbell who?

[coaltrain]

“She also noted:

To be clear: this is my decision”

Yep, she had to be canned. Good luck in your future broadcasting career on youtube “news” reports made from your basement.

[SpaceBar]

Not a big Campbell Brown fan, but I find her candor refreshing.

[comps4spice]

CNN won’t pay a bit of attention. They are in a liberal death spiral and won’t fail to “auger in”.

[Flavius]

hehe i have no idea who these people are

[vetvetdoug]

Thump, thump, thump, another one bites the dust...

[teletech]

Not word one about the liberal left wing crap he network shovels on a daily basis. Oh no, that couldn’t POSSIBLY be the reason for the low rating.

[rod1]

Ratings disaster! I guess using Ted Turner’s recent epiphinal logic, GOD must really dislike CNN?

[Tanniker Smith]

I almost want to start a campaign to get people to watch her replacement.



almost.

[lapsus calami]

 

 

Smells to me like a demotion or firing was coming up - I think the cattiness in her statement gives it away.

 

All this looks like is an attempt of trying to make it look like she's leaving on her own terms. Not buying it. The axe was about to fall and she's bugging out ahead of it.

 

 

[South40]

There there. It wasn’t your fault.

Of course it was. Liberal news doesn't sell.

[IrishPennant]

Don’t let the door hitcha where the good Lord...well, ya know.

[Dragonspirit]

If she weren’t a leftwing hack maybe she would have got some ratings.

[South40]

AP's view of Campbell Brown's departure is interesting to say the least...

[dr_who]

We should encourage lefties to indulge in denial at every opportunity.

[johncocktoasten]

CNN is clearing the way for “DUI Live with Ric Sanchez”

[Freedom56v2]

LOL well, compared to MSNBC, CNN is non-biased :(

[Minn]

The simple fact is that not enough people want to watch my program, and I owe it to myself and to CNN to get out of the way so that CNN can try something else.

That's refreshing.