{"id":54728,"date":"2022-09-15T11:09:33","date_gmt":"2022-09-15T18:09:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=54728"},"modified":"2022-09-15T13:48:50","modified_gmt":"2022-09-15T20:48:50","slug":"cnn-moves-don-lemon-and-others-to-new-morning-show-in-major-network-shake-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=54728","title":{"rendered":"CNN Moves Don Lemon and Others to New Morning Show in Major Network Shake Up"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Thursday morning CNN announced that it is moving primetime anchor, Don Lemon, to a new morning show, that he will co-anchor along with Poppy Harlow and Kaitlan Collins. It’s the latest in a series of programming changes by the network’s new CEO, Chris Licht.<\/p>\n

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The move out of primetime for Lemon may look on the surface like a demotion. However, mornings are one the biggest revenue generating time periods in television news and it gives Lemon three hours daily instead of two. So it’s hard to assess whether there was any intention on the part of Licht to suppress Lemon’s generally liberal-leaning views. The test will come when we see his presentations in the new morning lineup, and when Licht announces who gets the now vacant primetime slot. Licht also still has an open slot where Chris Cuomo used to air.<\/p>\n

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For his part, Lemon celebrated the change saying that it was “time to shake things up,”<\/em> and that he was “honored by [Licht’s] belief in me.”<\/em> CNN’s announcement<\/a><\/strong> stated that…<\/p>\n

“The network on Thursday unveiled a new marquee morning program that will debut later this year, anchored by stars Don Lemon, Poppy Harlow, and Kaitlan Collins. […] In recent weeks, Licht has started to put his stamp on the network’s programming, with the announcement of the new morning show his most significant move to date.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Nevertheless, partisans on both sides are staking out positions on the move. Keith Olbermann addressed it with the benefit of his personal past experience at MSNBC with Licht…<\/p>\n

“Chris Licht (who, when we worked together at msnbc, I believed used to eat paste) has now surrounded Don Lemon with an ex-Daily Caller “journalist” and somebody who last month demanded an apology from Biden to Republicans.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Chris Licht (who, when we worked together at msnbc, I believed used to eat paste) has now surrounded Don Lemon with an ex-Daily Caller "journalist" and somebody who last month demanded an apology from Biden to Republicans.<\/p>\n

The @CNN<\/a> Shitstorm is here.
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— Keith Olbermann?? (@KeithOlbermann) September 15, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n