CNN Offering Paula Zahn's Job to Soledad O' Brian of NBC 'Weekend Today' [Dead Racoon Alert]

Hollwood Reporter and National Journal 'Wake Up Call' Section ^ | June 9, 2003 | Chuck Todd

[ewing]

Sources say that the Cable News Network has offered Soledad O'Brian of NBC's Weekend Today the spot now occupied by Paula Zahn on 'Amercian Morning' opposite Bill Hemmer.

Zahn's CNN countract is up next month

[VaBthang4]

Doesnt surprise me in the least...


Now, had they offered the position to a White Heterosexual Conservative Christian Male ....that would've surprised me.

[eleni121]

She appears to be frustrated with the cooking spots and chirps seriously when she can do the "serious interviews". Approriately grieved when her co anchor David Bloom died in Iraq...

A lightweight but aren't most talking heads?

[DoughtyOne]

Just to show how much I know about Zahn's slot, I thought she replaced Connie Chung/King, in the evening slot. O'Brian might be a good addition to the morning slot at CNN, but then she's a lib and I don't really want to see another claiming a top slot. The CNN morning slot would be better than what she has now, but I still think a future at NBC would be better than one at CNN.

[lainie]

Oh, I'm not discounting it -- just pointing it out. The pretty-blonde-chick factor could certainly work for her (some would argue it always has).

But, an exodus of viewers from Olberman would require first that he has viewers. :) (Is he on now? I have no idea. I thought he got the ax a long time ago.)

[ClearCase_guy]

She has an interesting name. I'm not sure of her age, but I recall a Black Panther sort of book published around 1970 called "Soledad Brother" about life in a California prison.

Perhaps she was born in the quiet town of Soledad, California. Or perhaps her parents idolized the Black Panthers.

[Porterville]

CNN did wonders for Paula who??? Soledad would be smart not to destroy her career going to that loser station. There biggest capital is Wolfy Blitzer, for God's sake.

[Hillary's Lovely Legs]

Soledad is cuban.

[Petronski]

Gotcha. I'm a little slow/dense today, after the weekend.

[dts32041]

Yes she did and the high point for her was crawling to the largest earth mover on earth.

[SquirrelKing]

Solidad O'Brian is being groomed to become the next Katie Couric

[dts32041]

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[BunnySlippers]

Soledad O'Brien is the WORST!!!!

[DoughtyOne]

LOL

[hattend]

She I cant wait for Katie to leave.

[Pan_Yans Wife]

He did get the axe, but he is back now.

[AGreatPer]

Who names their kid after a prison? Solodad.

[finnman69]

Soledad's name is a mutt's name.

it reminds me of gems like Ramon Goldstein. Jacques Ho. Timothy Al Hussein.

It just does not sound right.

[Consort]

Any relation to Conan?

[OldFriend]

Zahn would get more viewers than Greta but less than Joe Scarborough at the 10 oclock timeslot.

[OldFriend]

Problem for CNN is that Zahn garnered less ratings than Chung. Now she's hiding while they try a make-over of some kind.