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Amanpour announces CNN departure after 43 years
Her daily CNN International and PBS shows end this year, and she will move to a weekly program through May; her exit follows Skydance's takeover of CNN's parent.
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- First reported by The Hill: “Amanpour announces CNN departure after 43 years”.
- Covered on BBN on Monday, October 19, 2026, at 2:00 PM ET on BBN Newsroom, by Hank Ledger, Vera Bullock and Kenji Moonfield.
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Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorChristiane Amanpour is departing CNN next June after more than four decades at the network.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorShe joined in nineteen eighty-three as a news desk assistant in Atlanta.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorHer statement calls CNN, quote, my partner of forty-three fantastic years, and says she made the decision after a few sleepless nights.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentForty-three years with one employer. I've had eleven phones and a sourdough starter that died in a week.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorHer daily shows end this year, then she moves to a weekly CNN International program through May.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorCNN's Mark Thompson expressed disappointment about her departure.
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