CNN anchor Jim Acosta says he's quitting after nearly two decades rather than accept a move from a morning time slot to a less visible midnight at the East Coast.
Jim Acosta shared during his morning broadcast on Tuesday, Jan. 28, that he would not be returning to the CNN desk after 18 years with the organization, saying that after 'careful consideration' and 'weighing alternative time slots CNN offered,
The renowned journalist started his activity as an "independent". Another effect of Trump's arrival in the White House?
CNN anchor Jim Acosta, who rose to acclaim as a hard-charging reporter who frequently clashed with members of the first Trump administration, said Tuesday that he will be leaving the network he has worked at since 2007.
Jim Acosta announced his new venture Tuesday — hours after signing off as a CNN anchor with an anti-Trump rant.
Jim Acosta, former Knoxville TV news reporter and anchor, has left his longtime job at CNN. Acosta, who worked at Knoxville's NBC affiliate WBIR from 1995 to 1998, was a prominent face of CNN until his sudden departure this week. He was known for holding President Donald Trump to account.
Acosta is the first big name to exit CNN in the changes being implemented by CEO Mark Thompson. Thompson last week also told staff that the company intends to lay off a couple hundred employees in a pivot to digital, with a new streaming service in the works.
Jim Acosta is leaving CNN after over 17 years with the network. The move comes after a time slot shift amid Trump's second term.
Jim Acosta and President Donald Trump are trading words with one another after the former star anchor exited CNN on Tuesday.
Anti-Trump CNN anchor Jim Acosta announced on Tuesday that he will exit the network after being left off the network's new dayside programming schedule.
Jim Acosta told viewers this morning that he would be leaving CNN, departing after the network took his morning show off the schedule as part of an anchor shuffle. “I’m grateful to CNN for the nearly 18 years I’ve spent here doing the news,