The Vine: CNN toying with new 'NewsNight' (click here)
1 November 2005 | The Hollywood Reporter | See recent The Hollywood Reporter news »
NEW YORK -- Has CNN come to the end of the road in its pairing of Aaron Brown and Anderson Cooper on a recently expanded NewsNight? Speculation is rampant that CNN is weighing the possibility of keeping Cooper as anchor of the 10 p.m. EST edition of NewsNight while shifting Brown to anchor a new 7 p.m. edition of the show, which is now the home of Anderson Cooper 360. Brown had been anchoring the 10 p.m. NewsNight newscast as a solo act until early September, when CNN expanded the program to two hours to cover the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf Coast region. Cooper, who has reported for extended periods of time from the road, has been a permanent part of the show after CNN decided to shelve its regular 11 p.m. repeat of Lou Dobbs Tonight. Now, according to sources, CNN is weighing the possibility of splitting up the show and giving Cooper the high-profile 10 p.m. slot. A CNN rep said that no final decisions have been made on the future of NewsNight. No matter what happens, neither Cooper nor Brown will be on the air for CNN this week. Both anchors are on vacation. »
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Top of the 'Morning' for CNN's Bondy
1 March 2005 | The Hollywood Reporter | See recent The Hollywood Reporter news »
NEW YORK -- There's a change at the top of American Morning, CNN's weekday morning show. Monday is the first day on the job for Kim Bondy, whose new job is exec producer for American Morning and CNN's vp morning programming. She replaces Wilson Surratt, who last week was named exec producer of NewsNight with Aaron Brown. Bondy, whose new job is New York-based along with the show, previously was based in Atlanta as CNN's vp franchise development. Her promotion was announced Monday morning during a staff meeting with CNN president Jon Klein. »
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Carlson ties up MSNBC anchor spot
3 February 2005 | The Hollywood Reporter | See recent The Hollywood Reporter news »
NEW YORK -- MSNBC has hired former Crossfire co-host Tucker Carlson to anchor a 9 p.m. program. Carlson left CNN last month after talks to give him his own show on that network failed. He had been a co-host of the debate show Crossfire since the late '90s and also had substituted on other CNN shows, including NewsNight With Aaron Brown in the last week of 2004. MSNBC has been looking for a permanent host for the 9 p.m. time slot since Deborah Norville quit last month
