Chris Wallace exits CNN as post-election cost-cutting begins
LA TimesChris Wallace on the New York set of CNN’s “Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace?” on Aug. 2, 2022. “Chris Wallace is one of the most respected political journalists in the news business with a unique track record across radio, print, broadcast television, cable television and streaming,” CNN Chairman and Chief Executive Mark Thompson said in a statement Monday. Zucker was fired two weeks after Wallace arrived and the streaming venture was shut down shortly after CNN became part of Warner Bros. Zucker’s successor Chris Licht moved “Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace?” — where the host did lengthy interviews with celebrities — to the cable network. The final episode of “Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace?” will air Friday and his Saturday program is expected to air through the end of the year.