Monday, December 9, 2024

Journalist-Host Alisyn Camerota Exits CNN

Alisyn Camerota
Journalist Alisyn Camerota announced on Instagram Sunday that she is leaving the network after a decade.

Sharing a photo of herself behind her desk, Camerota wrote, "Big News, Everyone! − today is my last day on CNN." She did not immediately reveal her next steps but said she would sign off Sunday afternoon on CNN and will share updates with followers.

USAToday reports Camerota, 58, joined the cable news giant in 2014 and served as anchor of its "New Day" morning show from 2015 to 2021. The Emmy-winning reporter went on to co-anchor "CNN Newsroom" and "CNN Tonight." She published a memoir, "Combat Love," earlier this year, and a novel, "Amanda Wakes Up," in 2017.

Camerota previously worked at Fox News for 16 years and in 2017 alleged the network's former CEO, Roger Ailes, sexually harassed her. Because of her experience at the competitor, The Hollywood Reporter described Camerota as CNN's "Fox News whisperer" in 2019.

In September, Camerota shared that her husband of more than 20 years had died after a battle with pancreatic cancer.

News of Camerota's exit comes weeks after Chris Wallace, also formerly of Fox News, announced he will leave CNN. CNN CEO and chairman Mark Thompson thanked Wallace "for the dedication and wisdom he’s brought to all his work at CNN and to wish him the very best for the future."

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