Why CNN's Amara Walker is Exiting the Network After 10 Years Amid Numerous Other News Anchor Departures

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There have been a lot of news anchors exiting their positions in 2025, and now, CNN is losing another one of their longtime hosts. Amara Walker, one of the co-anchors of the program CNN This Morning Weekend, will be exiting her position at the network after 10 years there.

She also is an anchor for CNN Newsroom. She released a statement, explaining why. Keep reading to find out more… “I’ve decided to seize on this moment of change in our industry and take a hiatus from TV news.

I’m a journalist at heart, but I have other professional passions as well. The timing couldn’t be better to embark on the next chapter.

I have other professional goals that I haven’t been able to pursue given my full-time commitment to a breaking news TV schedule,” she said in a statement (via Deadline). “I’m excited about all that is to come and the opportunities that lie ahead.” “In my 10 years with CNN, I’ve had the privilege of working on nearly all of its platforms, as an anchor for CNN, CNN International, and CNN Max, and also as a correspondent.