CNN's news anchors play trading places

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CNN's news anchors play trading places

Lisa De Moraes
Washington Post
Published June 14, 2005

Rick Squarejaw is heading to the Land of Pursuing Opportunities Elsewhere and Miles O'Brien will replace him as co-anchor of CNN's "American Morning," joining Soledad O'Brien for a three-hour, all-O'Brien weekday block on the cable news network beginning June 20.

Squarejaw, a k a Bill Hemmer, is bowing out of the network he's called home for a decade on Friday. He does so after turning down the opportunity to become CNN's senior White House correspondent.

Jack Cafferty, resident Angry Old White Man, also is leaving "American Morning." He's being shipped over to CNN's new 2 p.m. show, where he will join Happy, Dopey and Grumpy -- otherwise known as former "Crossfire" banterers Paul Begala, James Carville and Robert Novak -- along with a slew of political analysts, for a three-hour show anchored by Wolf "Look, the Paint -- It's Drying!" Blitzer.

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Which brings us around nicely to the name of Blitzer's new on-air empire, "The Situation Room." Not be confused with MSNBC's new 8 p.m. show "The Situation," which debuted June 13, anchored by Tucker Carlson -- who, ironically, used to be "Crossfire's" Bashful and, had he not bolted for MSNBC, might have also wound up on "The Situation Room." "The Situation Room," which replaces "Inside Politics,"Crossfire" and "Wolf Blitzer Reports," will not debut until mid-summer, CNN said.

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[RBHam]

1. The LAST time they shook up CNN...

Was just in time for 9-11...

Chew on that.

[Sydnie]

2. If I recall correctly Tucker didn't bolt

they chose not to renew his contract.