CNN anchor Bianna Golodryga is leaving the network after nine years, announcing her departure Thursday for an opportunity she said she “couldn’t pass up” and teasing more details soon.
Golodryga, co-anchor of CNN International’s One World alongside Zain Asher since 2023, posted on X that she was exiting after “nine wonderful years,” thanking colleagues for the experiences and support while promising “exciting news to share very soon.” A CNN spokesperson confirmed the departure; her final day is Friday, when she is expected to sign off on air. Asher will continue anchoring the program.
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Golodryga first joined CNN as a contributor in 2017 (overlapping with other roles) and moved full-time in 2019 as a senior global affairs analyst and fill-in anchor before taking the One World co-anchor seat. She has covered major global stories, including extensive Russia-related reporting, and regularly filled in on programs such as Amanpour and Fareed Zakaria GPS.
Before CNN, she worked at Yahoo! News and built a long broadcast career at ABC and CBS. She co-anchored the weekend edition of Good Morning America and later co-hosted CBS This Morning (alongside anchors including Gayle King, Norah O’Donnell, and John Dickerson), where she led coverage of major events and conducted high-profile interviews. Her television news career dates to 2001.
She has not publicly detailed her next role.