CNN hires Erin Burnett from CNBC

CNN ^ | April 29, 2011: 5:31 PM ET | CNN

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NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- CNN said Friday that it has hired CNBC's Erin Burnett to serve as an anchor and chief business and economics correspondent.

Burnett will anchor a weekday general news program, as well as contribute to CNN's coverage of national and international breaking news, out of the cable network's New York headquarters. She starts in June and the show will launch this summer. The network has yet to announce the time slot.

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This is a big loss for CNBC. I'll miss her.

[CaptainK]

She’ll fit right in there.

[NoLibZone]

Form a network with 100,00 viewers to one that has 90,000.

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I wish they’d have taken that arrogant witch Bartiromo instead.

[warchild9]

Erin’s cute, but she’s got a schnozzer on her.

Oh well, I killed my cable. Haven’t seen her in over a year.

[OldDeckHand]

This is an interesting decision on her part. Yes, she's going to a bigger daily audience, but really not by that much. Plus, when she was on CNBC, she had the opportunity to contribute to Today and MTP, which of course are ratings juggernauts. She doesn't get that chance on CNN, which has ridiculously low morning ratings and Sunday ratings.

I have a feeling when it's all over, she'll wish she had stayed put at CNBC, the only cable network that routinely crushes a Fox product, FBN.

[psjones]

She should take Mark Haines with her, or whatever his name is, he’s so obvious in his pro obama stance. Glad to see Erin leave, haven’t liked her since her snarky ‘monkey’ comment regarding President Bush.

[library user]

I wouldn't kick her shoes out from underneath my bed.

[CaptainK]

I don’t think Bartiromo is a big lib waiting to hatch.

[Cyber Liberty]

I have a feeling when it's all over, she'll wish she had stayed put at CNBC, the only cable network that routinely crushes a Fox product, FBN.

In my cable market, CNBC is on the most basic of cable, while you have to purchase two extra tiers of channels to get FBN, or Bloomberg.

[avital2]

i agree. she’s become an administration cheerleader —and Bob Pisani too.

[OldDeckHand]

"I wouldn't kick her shoes out from underneath my bed."

I get a big-time lesbian vibe from her. Could be wrong.

[bcsco]

Re-arranging the deck chairs, IMO.

[C. Edmund Wright]

She was the “money honey” on CNBC — what will she be on CNN? The Obama mama?

[Libloather]

Rules need to be followed...

[grandpa jones]

NOT Guilty!

[bannie]

I believe that she’s the dear who called Bush a monkey and had to apologize.

[screaminsunshine]

I would kill mine but it has the Golf Channel.

[Sea Parrot]

Frontal not bad, but her profile would stop a clock.

[WashingtonSource]

The worst Obama Administration sycophant is Steve Liesman, the chief economics correspondent. He is also insufferable as he deems himself as important as, and often smarter than, the people he covers. His arrogance is up there with Obozo’s. He’s the biggest Keynesian on the planet — more than even Paul Krugman, the emotionally retarded columnist for the New York Times.