CNN layoffs
Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2022 11:05 am
A number of their digital commentators were let go as well but these are the on-air folks. Robin Meade has been there forever, it's kind of crappy that they didn't find a better way to lay off someone with such a history with the network.
CNN Layoffs: “a couple hundred” employees were impacted. The list of those laid off include political analyst Chris Cillizza, anchor/correspondent Martin Savidge and HLN’s Robin Meade.
In a memo to staff on Thursday (posted on Twitter by CNN’s Oliver Darcy), CNN chief executive Chris Licht wrote, “At the highest level, the goal is to direct our resources to best serve and grow audiences for our core news programming and products. To achieve these goals, we will be reducing open job positions, reimagining our workflows and aligning our staffing, investments and focus around three key strategic priorities: programming, newsgathering and digital. All decisions are designed to strengthen the core of our business.”
HLN, formerly called Headline News, is taking a major hit in this round of cuts. Live original programming is ending on the channel starting on Dec. 6. CNN will simulcast its new “CNN This Morning” on HLN. About Meade, Licht wrote, “I want to take a moment to thank Robin Meade — she is not only an exceptionally popular anchor, but also one of the longest-running morning hosts in history. I know the HLN audience will miss her and the other HLN talent.”