Brian Stelter To Leave CNN As Network Drops ‘Reliable Sources’
deadline.comCNN is dropping its Sunday show Reliable Sources while its host, media correspondent Brian Stelter, is exiting the network.A spokesperson for CNN said, “CNN will end its Reliable Sources program on Sunday, August 21st.
As a result Brian Stelter will leave the company. We appreciate his contributions to the network and wish him well as he embarks on new endeavors.”Stelter did not immediately respond to a request for comment, but he said in a statement to NPR, “It was a rare privilege to lead a weekly show focused on the press at a time when it has never been more consequential.”His exit is one of the biggest moves so far at the network under new chairman and CEO Chris Licht, who joined the network on May 1.
Network staffers have been expecting significant changes, some with a bit of unease, given that Discovery’s takeover of WarnerMedia, CNN’s parent, is forcing significant cuts across the company.
Even before Licht started, the new Warner Bros. Discovery quickly shut down the network’s subscription streaming service, CNN+, just weeks after it launched.
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