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CNN boss Chris Licht guts HLN amid cost-cutting bloodbath
NY Post ^ | December 1, 2022 | By Alexandra Steigrad

Posted on 12/01/2022 1:52:30 PM PST by Oldeconomybuyer

CNN boss Chris Licht has gutted sister network HLN, terminating all live programming as part of ongoing layoffs and budget cuts.

Licht slashed HLN’s “Morning Express with Robin Meade,” as well as “Weekend Express,” he announced in a memo to CNN’s remaining staff on Thursday.

Meade and HLN’s live news programming staffers will be among those fired.

Also getting their pink slips Thursday were prominent CNN correspondents Alison Kosik, Martin Savidge, Alex Field, Mary Ann Fox and Chris Cillizza, according to Variety.

CNN declined to comment on the overall number of job cuts when reached by The Post.

Licht is also expected to unveil details of a new daytime lineup for CNN in the coming days, as sources wondered about the futures of high-salaried anchors like Briana Keiler, John Berman, Chris Wallace, Kasie Hunt and Audie Cornish.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Constitution/Conservatism; Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: cnn; fakenews; learntocode
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To: martin_fierro

LOL


41 posted on 12/01/2022 2:50:04 PM PST by dynachrome (“We cannot save Ukraine by dooming the US economy.” Rand Paul)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Gut them like a fish. Now do the same for CNN.


42 posted on 12/01/2022 2:53:51 PM PST by unixfox (Abolish Slavery, Repeal the 16th Amendment)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Nuke CNN from space. It’s the only way to be sure.


43 posted on 12/01/2022 2:54:18 PM PST by Bullish (Rot'sa Ruck America. )
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Like the series FORENSIC FILES which detail how crime was solved by forensic technology


44 posted on 12/01/2022 3:09:09 PM PST by njslim
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Like the series FORENSIC FILES which detail how crime was solved by forensic technology


45 posted on 12/01/2022 3:09:09 PM PST by njslim
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Man the life boats.


46 posted on 12/01/2022 3:09:26 PM PST by Huskrrrr (Alinsky, you magnificent Bastard, I read your book!)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

6 people were let go. 4 were female.


47 posted on 12/01/2022 3:11:33 PM PST by Enterprise
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To: qam1

Reade can star in a new tv version of “Twin Peaks”.

Note. to self: I just made a couple of good points about her future, didn’t I! Time to take a cold shower?


48 posted on 12/01/2022 3:16:05 PM PST by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper (Figures )
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To: qam1

OMG I LOVE HER!


49 posted on 12/01/2022 3:20:47 PM PST by Mr. K (No consequence of repealing obamacare is worse than obamacare its ? And the ambassador to Ukraineelf)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

I actually like Robin. She was good.

Musta needed a slot to give away to save Lemon.


50 posted on 12/01/2022 3:20:56 PM PST by Magnatron
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To: llevrok

Well many cable networks could be criticized for false advertising based on their names.

How much music is on MTV anymore?

How much music is on Country Music Television?

How much history is on the History Channel? They seem to have mostly ancient alien and Area 51 type programming nowadays.


51 posted on 12/01/2022 3:25:45 PM PST by Dilbert San Diego
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To: gloryblaze

Million and a half each...wow.


52 posted on 12/01/2022 3:33:13 PM PST by who knows what evil? (Yehovah saved more animals than people on the ark...siameserescue.org)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

The bad news is that the crazies have jumped ship to watch donut bumper Maddow over at MSNBC


53 posted on 12/01/2022 3:45:28 PM PST by Sam Gamgee
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

you can lie to all of the people some of the time, and lie to some of the people all of the time, but you can’t lie to all of the people all of the time ... and expect to stay in business ...


54 posted on 12/01/2022 3:57:50 PM PST by catnipman (In a post-covid world, ALL "science" is now political science: stolen elections have consequences)
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To: Mouton

“I would to see that sardonic windbag Wallace hit the street.”

almost certain he’ll be let go as soon as any contract that he has is up ... they overpaid for him and then eliminated his position before he was even onboard ...


55 posted on 12/01/2022 3:59:08 PM PST by catnipman (In a post-covid world, ALL "science" is now political science: stolen elections have consequences)
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To: qam1

only fans here she comes...


56 posted on 12/01/2022 4:17:15 PM PST by Chode (there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. #FJB)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

I watched Martin Savidge on WJW-TV growing up in Cleveland. Always liked his reporting. I hope he’ll get picked up in a hurry!


57 posted on 12/01/2022 5:08:49 PM PST by VideoPaul
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

What about Lemon?


58 posted on 12/01/2022 6:47:17 PM PST by Old Retired Army Guy
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To: Dilbert San Diego

When the Weather Channel went full retard with climate change, they lost all credibility.


59 posted on 12/01/2022 6:51:14 PM PST by Texas resident (Who is running our country?)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Reminds me of “Chainsaw” Al Dunlap!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_J._Dunlap


60 posted on 12/01/2022 7:06:25 PM PST by Tom Tetroxide
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