Wednesday, February 16, 2005

Producer Shift at CNN

By THE NEW YORK TIMES
Published: February 16, 2005

CNN, which has been retooling its programming in a bid to close the ratings gap with Fox News, has replaced the senior executive producer of the prime-time program "NewsNight With Aaron Brown," a spokeswoman said last night.

The senior producer, Sharon Van Zwieten, who held the post for about a year, was succeeded by Wil Surratt, executive producer of CNN's morning show, "American Morning," said Christa Robinson, a CNN senior vice president.

In informal remarks yesterday to the network's employees, Jonathan Klein, president of CNN's domestic operations, said, "This move puts us in a better position to win," Ms. Robinson said. CNN is a unit of Time Warner.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/16/business/media/16cnn.html?ex=1189483200&en=35a620c826a2add2&ei=5070