June 6, 2005: CNN Announces Programming Changes...

[flpoljunkie]

http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/TV/06/06/cnn.programming/index.html

Miles O'Brien joining 'AM'; 'Situation Room' to debut

Monday, June 6, 2005 Posted: 3:16 PM EDT (1916 GMT)

(CNN) -- "American Morning" is adding another O'Brien to its mix.

Miles O'Brien, a longtime CNN anchor and correspondent, is joining "AM's" Soledad O'Brien as co-anchor beginning June 20. Bill Hemmer, who has co-hosted "American Morning" since 2002, has decided to pursue opportunities elsewhere, according to the statement.

CNN's afternoon schedule is also changing. Jack Cafferty, who has been with "American Morning" since its inception, is moving to the new 3 p.m. show "The Situation Room," which will be hosted by Wolf Blitzer. The show is scheduled for a mid-summer debut.

" 'The Situation Room' becomes a showcase for CNN's unparalleled, world-wide newsgathering operations," Klein said. "There will be no better place to monitor developments than in 'The Situation Room,' whose studio has been expressly designed to incorporate traditional reporting methods with the most innovative online resources, such as blogs, Web sites and podcasts."

Joining Blitzer and Cafferty in "The Situation Room" will be "The Turnaround's" Ali Velshi, CNN International anchor Zain Verjee, and analysts and commentators Paul Begala, James Carville, Robert Novak, Victoria Clarke, Jeff Greenfield, Bill Schneider and Carlos Watson, among many others.

[jojo54]

1. I won't watch anything with Novak involved.

I'm also curious to see where Hemmer goes...Faux news maybe?

[flpoljunkie]

6. Hemmer would fit in well at Faux News. Wonder if he was "let go."

He is such a "good two shoes" for authority--the perfect "Brown Shirter."

[XNASA]

2. I seem to be having some kind of adverse reaction to this new format.....

:puke::puke::puke::puke:

[FrenchieCat]

3. Same shit, different format.....

Like if they change the packaging, we'll forget that it's the bullshit propaganda content that stinks like shit! :hurts: !!!

[Karmageddon]

4. Best programming change they could make is becoming a cartoon network

Homer Simpson would be just as believable an anchor as most of the assholes they have on there, and it would be far more honest (since it wouldn't be trying to dress itself up as real news).

[Vickers]

5. "designed to incorporate traditional reporting methods with the most..."

"... innovative online resources, such as blogs, Web sites and podcasts."

So, why have your news filtered through their corporate bullshit? Just go directly to the sources they are mimicking.

:eyes:

[Pithy Cherub]

7. CNN - delusions of grandeur! The Situation Room in a White House

is where the most serious peole go to do crisis management and prevention. Wolf, Blah Blah Blitzer, the moderator is going to mirror the president's role and be the arbiter of final resort... :rofl:

[KoKo]

8. Uh huh......same old faces same old team with some shifting. How cute

to have TWO O'brien's in the a.m. Didn't they try that already with Tucker Carlson and Margaret Carlson? Isn't this getting stale?

And, Blitzer rules it all. :eyes:

Jack Cafferty...oh yes, didn't he trash every Democrat since he debuted on that morning show as the supposed "old RW curmudgeon."

:puke: