Kristin Donnelly, executive producer of CNN’s “The Source With Kaitlan Collins,” is leaving the network, citing “brutal” hours that wore her down, per Oliver Darcy’s Status newsletter.
A seasoned producer from NBC News and CNN since 2017, her sudden exit stunned colleagues.
It hits as Kaitlan Collins balances her $3 million-a-year gig as primetime anchor and chief White House correspondent—a combo CNN’s cost-cutting boss Mark Thompson may want to shift, eyeing her return to DC post-Trump’s win to cover the administration, given her lukewarm anchor ratings.
Donnelly, key to launching “The Source” in 2023, flagged the grueling schedule in a Thursday note to staff. Her departure adds to CNN’s woes amid sinking ratings, leadership shakeups, and fierce competition from Fox, MSNBC, and digital players.
Last week, Collins’ show led CNN’s primetime in the 25-54 demo with 119,000 viewers but trailed Fox’s “Hannity” and MSNBC’s Maddow.
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