CNN fires veteran reporters (And More To Come! Merry Christmas from CNN!)

The Miami Herald ^ | December 24, 2002 | Glenn Garvin

[Bobby777]

uh oh, I'm lousy at tennis and probably even worse at the equestrian stuff ... but she has a B.S. in Biology and I can remember a little bit about the Kreb's Cycle, ATP and the organelles of an average cell ... alas but she likes "Survivor" and I hate all reality TV shows ... LOL ...

[B4Ranch]

ROTFLMAO

[DeFault User]

Judy Woodruff? Sandy says, "Arf, arf!"

[dennisw]

She also mentioned rock climbing. Something I have zero desire to do though I like movies that have rock and mountain climbing.

[Bobby777]

if I want to climb a mountain I'll just take a helicopter ... (I think they're good up to 14,000 feet) ... and that's enough for me! ... wonder if she likes Weird Al Yankovic's "UHF" and "Star Trek"? ... LOL ...

[dennisw]

I doubt she would watch either. She's the outdoorsy, fitness buff type.

[Johnny Shear]

That woman to the right of Lauie Duhe is nasty!! (Molly Something?) She's got helmet hair BAD!! It looks like a wig (Not so much in that picture but when she's on TV). She's certainly no "Looker".



Merry Christmas.

[JudyB1938]

We're talking in the Biblical sense, of course. :0)

[Kevin Curry]

Do they ever fire women?

[Bobby777]

I doubt she would watch either

oh man ... I thought she had a chance there ... LOL ... but a woman's *got* to like *UHF*!!! ... hehe ... (the Rambo scene is great) ...

[SC Swamp Fox]

"They're getting rid of anybody whose contract is up who is not a superstar anchor or a 25-year-old willing to be paid in Canadian dollars."

"Gee. Just like every other company in the US. Welcome to the real world, newsies."

That line struck me as well. I wonder if CNN will figure out that they can save a ton of money if they use Indian or Mexican labor for everything except for the talking head on-screen?

[Petronski]

Frank was too smart for CNN anyway. I'd bet he'd be right at home on CNBC.

[Timesink]

That line struck me as well. I wonder if CNN will figure out that they can save a ton of money if they use Indian or Mexican labor for everything except for the talking head on-screen?

They knew from over a year before going on the air that they could save a ton of money by making sure it was a nonunion shop.

Most of these people get paid a lot less than you'd think. I know the average high-level Fox correspondent (that is, the kind that tends to get air time at least several days a week instead of once every 15 days or so) only makes $75-80K, and 10% of that goes straight to their agents.

[ru4liberty]

Don't forget Patti Ann...