CNN might regret replacing Brown
I want to express my appreciation for your fine editorial concerning Aaron Brown, who added so much to the CNN telecast. It was painful to watch as CNN, in its prelude to firing the man, added Anderson Cooper to the late show in which the older man showed so much class.
To say that the 58-year-old man is too old for the show was an insult to us older people who, I would think, far surpass the number of young people spending their time looking at a news program from 10 p.m. to 12 p.m. Anderson Cooper's threatening crisis every incident he reports in a fast order is wearing but forgivable because he is young and has not gained the wisdom of men like Aaron Brown, who have provided us with thoughtful, in-depth coverage that we want to hear.
Anderson Cooper is a handsome young fellow voted "one of the sexiest men" we have, but that does not qualify him to perform on TV at the rank of a man like Aaron Brown. Perhaps CNN does not care about us old-timers who have looked forward to hearing Aaron Brown with hopes CNN would see fit to provide him with a show at an earlier hour. Instead, it was painful to watch the pain of Brown, suddenly confronted with the addition of Cooper to his show. He and his audience knew where this was leading. However subtle all the meanderings were supposed to be, CNN could not hide the ugliness of seeing Brown's embarrassment at what was obviously a replacement by the younger man, bubbling with what he considered his achievement in soon replacing Brown.
This may prove to be a serious mistake for CNN with an overexposure of Anderson Cooper, who is nowhere the equal of Aaron Brown. It makes us wonder: Does Cooper's family have a lot of stock in CNN?
Sue Eakin, Ph.D.
Bunkie
I want to express my appreciation for your fine editorial concerning Aaron Brown, who added so much to the CNN telecast. It was painful to watch as CNN, in its prelude to firing the man, added Anderson Cooper to the late show in which the older man showed so much class.
To say that the 58-year-old man is too old for the show was an insult to us older people who, I would think, far surpass the number of young people spending their time looking at a news program from 10 p.m. to 12 p.m. Anderson Cooper's threatening crisis every incident he reports in a fast order is wearing but forgivable because he is young and has not gained the wisdom of men like Aaron Brown, who have provided us with thoughtful, in-depth coverage that we want to hear.
Anderson Cooper is a handsome young fellow voted "one of the sexiest men" we have, but that does not qualify him to perform on TV at the rank of a man like Aaron Brown. Perhaps CNN does not care about us old-timers who have looked forward to hearing Aaron Brown with hopes CNN would see fit to provide him with a show at an earlier hour. Instead, it was painful to watch the pain of Brown, suddenly confronted with the addition of Cooper to his show. He and his audience knew where this was leading. However subtle all the meanderings were supposed to be, CNN could not hide the ugliness of seeing Brown's embarrassment at what was obviously a replacement by the younger man, bubbling with what he considered his achievement in soon replacing Brown.
This may prove to be a serious mistake for CNN with an overexposure of Anderson Cooper, who is nowhere the equal of Aaron Brown. It makes us wonder: Does Cooper's family have a lot of stock in CNN?
Sue Eakin, Ph.D.
Bunkie
