Jim Acosta to Exit CNN to Pursue New Ventures
variety.comBrian Steinberg Senior TV Editor Jim Acosta, the aggressive CNN correspondent who has gained notice for holding interview subjects to account from perches in the White House press room and on newsroom sets, is poised to leave the Warner Bros.
Discovery-backed outlet after a shake-up in its schedule that left him without anchoring duties during daytime hours. Acosta is expected to inform viewers of the decision as soon as Tuesday when he ends his program, according to a person familiar with the matter.
CNN declined to make executives available for comment. The Status newsletter reported on Monday night that Acosta had made a decision to exit.
CNN stood ready to keep Acosta employed, according to people familiar with the situation, but wanted to move him to non-traditional hours: between midnight and 2 a.m., a slot CNN has used in the past to show repeats of its primetime schedule for viewers on the west coast.
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