CNN cancels 'Connie Chung Tonight'
Wait; Connie Chung had a TV show? Damn. When did this happen?
CNN has told Connie Chung, one of the its most prominent hosts, that it has dropped her prime-time show, effective immediately. Although CNN asked her to stay in some other capacity, she declined and will leave the network, an associate of Chung said Tuesday night.
Chung, a longtime news anchor who worked for the three major broadcast network news departments before joining CNN last summer, was informed of the decision by Jim Walton, the new president of CNN, the associate said Tuesday. The show, "Connie Chung Tonight," which is usually broadcast at 8 on weeknights, had been suspended for coverage of the war with Iraq....
Most memorably, Chung was mentioned by Ted Turner, the CNN founder, who said in an interview that her show was "just awful." Coincidentally, in an interview only a few days ago, Turner said he regretted making those comments.
A million people watched her show every night? What, there aren't any "Bachelorette" reruns on? I think Ted Turner had it right- the show was awful. Chung was being paid $2 million a year to do a not-even-mediocre news show. No wonder CNN is having trouble keeping pace with the Fox Nuisance Channel.