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In reply to the discussion: Kacie Hunt just said this was her last day as host [View all]csziggy
(34,141 posts)69. Yes, here is the Variety report
CNN Snares Kasie Hunt From NBC in Big Bet on Streaming (EXCLUSIVE)
July 16, 2021
By Brian Steinberg
CNN has snatched Kasie Hunt, the Capitol Hill correspondent long viewed as a rising star at NBC News, as part of an aggressive bid to push the WarnerMedia cable-news outlet into the new frontier of streaming video.
Hunt surprised viewers Friday on her early-morning MSNBC program, Way Too Early, by revealing that she was doing her last broadcast of the show. This is going to be my final broadcast with all of you, she said, vowing to reveal details of my new adventure in the next few weeks. What she did not disclose, according to two people familiar with the matter, is that she will join CNN to focus largely on content that is produced for streaming viewers as part of a big bet being made by Jeff Zucker, president of CNN.
CNN spokespersons did not respond to queries seeking comment Friday morning. Hunt did not respond to a query sent to her via social media.
CNN is trying to hire dozens of people to help fuel its move into the streaming arena, and one person familiar with the matter said Hunt was offered an annual salary of between $1 million and $1.5 million that NBC News felt it simply could not match. This person suggested that Hunt could play a pivotal role in CNNs streaming efforts, appearing online at moments of great national importance, such as during presidential elections.
More: https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/kasie-hunt-departure-nbc-news-msnbc-1235021493/
July 16, 2021
By Brian Steinberg
CNN has snatched Kasie Hunt, the Capitol Hill correspondent long viewed as a rising star at NBC News, as part of an aggressive bid to push the WarnerMedia cable-news outlet into the new frontier of streaming video.
Hunt surprised viewers Friday on her early-morning MSNBC program, Way Too Early, by revealing that she was doing her last broadcast of the show. This is going to be my final broadcast with all of you, she said, vowing to reveal details of my new adventure in the next few weeks. What she did not disclose, according to two people familiar with the matter, is that she will join CNN to focus largely on content that is produced for streaming viewers as part of a big bet being made by Jeff Zucker, president of CNN.
CNN spokespersons did not respond to queries seeking comment Friday morning. Hunt did not respond to a query sent to her via social media.
CNN is trying to hire dozens of people to help fuel its move into the streaming arena, and one person familiar with the matter said Hunt was offered an annual salary of between $1 million and $1.5 million that NBC News felt it simply could not match. This person suggested that Hunt could play a pivotal role in CNNs streaming efforts, appearing online at moments of great national importance, such as during presidential elections.
More: https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/kasie-hunt-departure-nbc-news-msnbc-1235021493/
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i would have to get up at 2 am to see her. I enjoyed her when she stuck around for Morning J
samnsara
Jul 2021
#42
I don't dislike her in general but like my own voice, I find hers difficult to listen to
hlthe2b
Jul 2021
#13
Agree. It's her sunny delivery that annoys me. I'd love to see her back on the hill interviewing
lamp_shade
Jul 2021
#25
The "inside baseball" that lots of D.C. reporters use can sometimes be overkill to the average
CTyankee
Jul 2021
#59
Yes, it was a big surprise to me because what it said was there was nothing to do in the District
CTyankee
Jul 2021
#63
Laissez faire right wing economics runs through Wall Street, conservative schools
bucolic_frolic
Jul 2021
#34
If you mean Joy, I think she asks the questions no one else will. I like her spunk.
joetheman
Jul 2021
#62