Christiane Amanpour to host CNN "On the Story"

[KLF44]

CNN Changes 'On the Story' for Relaunch
June 24, 2005
By Anthony Crupi

CNN is revamping On the Story, slotting Christiane Amanpour in as host, adding a brace of male correspondents to the mix and moving the show over to a new time slot.

CNN will also add a studio audience and more international reporters to the On the Story staff in advance of its July 9 re-launch. As host, Amanpour will pull together an ever-evolving roster of global reporters, who will discuss the week's big events, leavening their conversation with raw footage and their own first-hand accounts of covering their particular beats.

The male anchors have not been identified, but CNN said that regulars such as Jane Arraf and Suzanne Malveaux would make the occasional appearance on the retooled show.

The changes are the latest in CNN president Jonathan Klein's ongoing programming offensive, as he seeks to pump up the network's international coverage and regain lost ratings ground from rival Fox News Channel. In his eight months at the tiller, Klein hasn't gained much ground; CNN averaged 610,000 U.S. prime-time viewers in May, down 16 percent from 727,000 a year ago, and less than half the 1.4 million that Fox News took in during the same period.

[Coexist]

1. Holy Cow!

this sounds amazing.

[eleny]

2. Yowza!

[Rainscents]

3. Before I turn on CNN again, I'll let the DUer's decide first,

before I'll turn the CNN back on.

[ellenfl]

4. what time will this be broadcast? eom

[KharmaTrain]

5. And This Airs When?

Saturday and Sunday AM when the fundies are in church and the rest of us are feeling the effects of the night before?

It's great to see Christine get some regular air time...and maybe she'll be able to say what she thinks, too. I'd far prefer to see this in a prime time slot than buried next to Whorie Kurtz and Flyboy reruns.

Klein's trying, but he's got a looooooong way to go. Showing Hemmer-oid the door was a nice start, pushing Judy to PBS was good as was the euthenasia of Crossfire and Crapitol Gang. But the overall coverage still sucks, the bias is as bad as ever and we're supposed to be looking forward to three hours a day of Leslie Blitzer?