She’s seen tragedy and trauma up close. Now Sara Sidner is CNN’s go-to in daytime
1 year, 8 months ago

She’s seen tragedy and trauma up close. Now Sara Sidner is CNN’s go-to in daytime

LA Times  

There isn’t much that scares veteran CNN correspondent Sara Sidner. “I don’t think I’ve ever seen such destruction on a large scale and I have been doing this a minute,” Sidner said in an interview from CNN headquarters in New York. Sidner joined John Berman and Kate Bolduan, already familiar to the network’s daytime viewers, on “CNN News Central,” a three-hour block airing from 6 to 9 a.m. Pacific. John Berman, Sara Sidner and Kate Bolduan will oversee “CNN News Central.” Over the long term, “CNN News Central” is another step by Licht to reinvent the venerable news brand for its owner, Warner Bros. Licht said he wanted Sidner as part of “CNN News Central” because of her energy, her experience in the field, and her “genuine excitement around the news, as opposed to some that are brought on because they have general excitement about the left or the right.” “I want people that are excited about the news and can deliver that energy into programming,” Licht said.

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CNN shakes up its morning program schedule
10 months, 2 weeks ago

CNN shakes up its morning program schedule

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The sun is setting on “CNN This Morning.” The morning show with Poppy Harlow and Phil Mattingly launched under previous CNN chief Chris Licht will have its last airing later this month. The three-hour morning edition of “CNN News Central,” with John Berman, Kate Bolduan and Sara Sidner, will start two hours earlier, sliding into the 7 to 10 a.m. …

Journalist Lisa Ling lands at CBS News after 9 years at CNN
1 year, 6 months ago

Journalist Lisa Ling lands at CBS News after 9 years at CNN

LA Times  

After nine years at CNN, Lisa Ling is joining CBS News as a contributor. The network news division announced Wednesday that Ling will become a contributor starting in late summer, focusing on in-depth stories for its programs, including “CBS Sunday Morning.” Ling, 49, is a veteran journalist whose documentary series “This Is Life” ran for nine seasons on CNN and …

Can a new morning show with Don Lemon help turn around CNN’s fortunes?
2 years, 1 month ago

Can a new morning show with Don Lemon help turn around CNN’s fortunes?

LA Times  

“CNN This Morning” will be co-anchored by Poppy Harlow, left, Don Lemon and Kaitlan Collins — all familiar faces to the network’s viewers. “CNN This Morning” is the first major initiative under CNN Chairman Chris Licht, who took the reins in April after a successful run at CBS, where he turned around the network’s morning news program and Stephen Colbert’s …

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