Aaron Brown out at CNN

[heyjupiter678]

http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/news/rec..._id=1001432804

CNN's Brown Out: Cooper's 360° Moves to 10 p.m. Slot
November 02, 2005
By Anthony Crupi

Aaron Brown is out at CNN, and Anderson Cooper will take over Brown’s 10 p.m. time slot, effective Monday.

The shakeup comes as a result of some prime time scheduling moves that CNN made official Wednesday. Cooper will take his 7 p.m. showcase, Anderson Cooper 360°, to the 10-midnight spot, formerly occupied by Brown’s NewsNight. Cooper’s old spot will be filled by an additional hour of The Situation Room, hosted by Wolf Blitzer.

In a memo to staffers, CNN president Jon Klein said the veteran anchor “will be leaving CNN and is very much looking forward to some well-deserved time off with his family.”

Since mid-September, Brown and Cooper had been paired on NewsNight, as Klein sought to capitalize on Cooper’s surge in popularity in the wake of his coverage of Hurricane Katrina’s aftermath.

Brown joined CNN in 2001 and first came to prominence with his on-air reporting from New York on Sept. 11 of that year. Cooper joined CNN as a weekend anchor in December 2001 and began hosting Anderson Cooper 360° in March 2003.

In his note to staffers, Klein said praised Brown for his “stellar” work as an anchor, adding “there is no question that he will be missed.”

[gldstwmn]

What? They need to get rid of Paula Zahn, not Aaron Brown.

[dissention]

Originally Posted by gldstwmn

What? They need to get rid of Paula Zahn, not Aaron Brown.

Most definitely. That woman is so dull that she puts herself to sleep.

[Neal]

One less impersonation Darrell Hammond has to worry about...

[DavidMn]

Originally Posted by dissention

Most definitely. That woman is so dull that she puts herself to sleep.

I'm certainly happy for you btw.

[strandinthewind]

Originally Posted by gldstwmn

What? They need to get rid of Paula Zahn, not Aaron Brown.

I do not like Brown, so I am cool with that. As for Zahn, I think she is okay, but I like her better when she is not doing the news and doing the human interest stuff instead.

[dissention]

Originally Posted by strandinthewind

I do not like Brown, so I am cool with that. As for Zahn, I think she is okay, but I like her better when she is not doing the news and doing the human interest stuff instead.

Brown is a pompous ass, but Paula Zzzzzzz really gets my goat.

[strandinthewind]

Originally Posted by dissention

Brown is a pompous ass, but Paula Zzzzzzz really gets my goat.

Well, she was not boring when she hauled out in that AWFUL perm, which I pray was a bad wig

[dissention]

Originally Posted by strandinthewind

Well, she was not boring when she hauled out in that AWFUL perm, which I pray was a bad wig

[dissention]

I know, I was squealing with delight earlier. I know it's silly, but hey, it's the simple things that make life worth living. Here's the memo Klein sent out:

To: All CNN Staff

From: Jon Klein

We have made some programming decisions which will impact our prime time schedule as well as our colleague Aaron Brown. Aaron will be leaving CNN and is very much looking forward to some well-deserved time off with his family.

Aaron has made enormous contributions to CNN since his groundbreaking anchoring of Sept. 11th through the war in Iraq to the Tsunami to the recent hurricanes. Outside of the big stories, on a nightly basis, Aaron has provided our audiences with insight into the events of the United States and the world with eloquence and the highest journalist integrity.

Besides his stellar work as an anchor, Aaron stands as an absolutely brilliant writer, evident by the thoughtful perspective he injects into every story he touches.

Personally, I will miss Aaron and his wicked sense of humor. We cannot thank Aaron enough for the skills and professionalism he brought to CNN. Given his respect throughout the industry, there is no question that he will be missed.

I can't say that starting off the night with Leslie Wolf Bull****ter AND Paula Zzzzzzz is a smart move, though. Klein is a douche.

[Serrart]

I like Aaron Brown and his sense of humour. Does Anderson Cooper have one? I'm not being sarcastic, I really don't know, his program usually is broadcasted here at 6.00 am.

Romy

[SuzeQuze]

Originally Posted by Serrart

I like Aaron Brown and his sense of humour. Does Anderson Cooper have one? I'm not being sarcastic, I really don't know, his program usually is broadcasted here at 6.00 am.

Romy

His humor shows better in his Details column.

[dissention]

Originally Posted by SuzeQuze

His humor shows better in his Details column.

I think he's hilarious on the air. Very snarky. His piece on that controversial Smurfs commercial was a hoot. "How smurferific."

And there was a guy behind me at the Blondie show last night who looked like him. Unfortunately, he annoyed me greatly.

[dissention]

Did anyone watch the new and improved 360 last night? It's great. I loved the opening.

"Hope you don't mind the new car smell. We've expanded to two hours of live coverage, which means more stories in greater depth. We don't plan to start shouting at you. There's plenty of cable news caterwauling already. Nor do we plan on telling you what to think. We think you can figure that one out on your own. We want to bring you information accurately, fairly. And we want to hold people and politicians accountable for their words and their actions. Pretty simple."

[Josh2003]

Originally Posted by dissention

"Hope you don't mind the new car smell. We've expanded to two hours of live coverage, which means more stories in greater depth. We don't plan to start shouting at you. There's plenty of cable news caterwauling already. Nor do we plan on telling you what to think. We think you can figure that one out on your own. We want to bring you information accurately, fairly. And we want to hold people and politicians accountable for their words and their actions. Pretty simple."

That made me kinda hot.