CNN To Miles, Soledad -- Bye Bye O'Briens

TMZ has confirmed through sources that Miles O'Brien and Soledad O'Brien have been officially booted as anchors of CNN's "American Morning."
Miles & Soledad

John and KiranTheir replacements will be John Roberts and Kiran Chetry. CNN recently hired Chetry after she got the ax from FOX News Channel.

Sources say the move will be effective in two to three weeks. We're told both O'Briens will remain at CNN.

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166. ""I Loved Aaron Brown.......I miss Aaron Brown......Bring back Aaron Brown......""


AAron Brown is still at the clinic getting a personality transplant. He's not expected to return to action......ever.
It would be too much of a strain on his psyche.

Posted at 8:39AM on Apr 29th 2007 by Dag Nabbit

167. GOOD RIDDING TO THE O'BRAINS I STOP WATCHING AMERICA MORNING WHEN MILES AND SOLEDAD REPLACED HUMMER AND HEDI. I LIKE HIDI ! I USUALLY WATCH FOX. NOW THEY NEED TO GET RID OF THAT SHORT WHITE BEARED BLITZER. WHAT A JERK.

Posted at 1:54PM on Apr 25th 2007 by Clem Lopez

168. I had the feeling that Miles O'Brien would not be able to keep his job at CNN when Bill Hemmer left and Soledad O'Brien took over. What a disaster! Soledad should have stayed home when she took the leave of absence to give birth to the twins. CNN would have done great with Miles O'Brien and Bill Hemmer and Maria Hinojosa. Jon Roberts is very good and will put CNN back where it was after Maria Hinojosa joins him. We need to see a Hispanic once in awhile.

Thank you.

Posted at 9:37PM on Apr 26th 2007 by Pauline Lopez

169. MILES WAS A SUPER ANCHOR AND HE WILL BE MISSED

WHAT HAPPEN DID HE SAY THE TRUE ABOUT THE WAR ?

IT SEEMS LIKE PEOPLE WHO TELL THE TRUE DONT LAST LONG.

DAN DAN DAN

Posted at 2:33PM on Apr 26th 2007 by the tierneys

170. I can only hope that Soledad will find her place. She was used and abused at CNN.
She is a first rate news anchor. She was fair and friendly. She deserves better than CNN gave her. I will not watch CNN anymore. Soledad, whever you go I will follow.
I hope you get to sleep late (probably not, with 4 children), and read your favorite books.

Posted at 9:03PM on Apr 30th 2007 by Carolyn Clarke

171. Soledad is fantastic! She gives the newsmakers a run for their money by asking questions not even Larry King has the guts to ask. However, the trend at CNN is to move away from real reporting and to compete with the idiots at FOX. Now they have the totally irrelevant Beck who HAS to be the most annoyng ignorant person on CNN and have added that weird plastic Kiran who has NO personality, NO news talent and backed by that guy who makes us switch to MSNBC. I don't even watch your evening shows anymore after the Nancy Grace idiocy.
Even Robin, who used to be a REAL person has become an airhead needing to show leg and reading the same boring stories about some totally worthless piece of news over and over again with a giggle and a stupid vacant "aw shucks folks" attitude.
CNN you have become irrelevant! Your news team is no longer the most trusted...on to MSNBC.
once-a-fan

Posted at 9:29AM on May 7th 2007 by soledad club

172. Why were Miles O"Brien and Soledad O'Brien given the boot as anchors at CNN? Can anyone fill me in?

Posted at 4:54PM on May 8th 2007 by Bob

173. The reason soleday was booted is simple! She doesn't wear the short skirts like Kiran does. Look at fox and friends. Gretchen Carlson has never worn skirts that short and now she is. Sorry ladies but this brings in a male audience. This was a smart move by Cnn. Kiran is not only beautiful and wears super short skirts. But she is a great personality also. She will do much better than soledad

Posted at 8:59PM on May 7th 2007 by john

174. I like John Roberts but do not care for Chetry. What did Miles do to get the boot? Ireally liked him on the show.

Posted at 9:47PM on May 17th 2007 by Bob

175. I loved the O'Briens. But what a nothing team they have now!!!!! How can anyone say "that woman" is beautiful. They will "flop" soon and I will be watching Fox when that happens.

Posted at 3:35PM on May 9th 2007 by Hedy Hopera

176. Is it me, or does it seem like John Roberts and Kiran Chetry are at eachothers throats bickering...what about the comment he made about children spreading diseases on May 10th, and Kiran explaining that her baby was sick and John caught a cold. I could see her eyes rolling...could anyone else?

Posted at 12:51PM on May 10th 2007 by Brandi Murphy

177. Good Luck to both Miles and Solidad. I hope they do well in their new adventures. I personally am very glad they are no longer the anchors. I did not care for, what I felt , was their egotistical styles. Soledad was difficult to watch on a daily basis but I stopped watching CNN when Bill Hemmer was asked to leave. He gave the program a needed gentle spirit. I felt that Soledad was extremely haughty and aggressive when interviewing people especially politicians who she did not agree with.

When Carol Costello moved from Atlanta to NYC she changed, and became cynical. ( We lived in NYC at the time and her transition was difficult to watch.) We switched to FOX, which is a bit goofy, but the most palatable of all the national "news/entertainment", programs on in the morning.

Good luck to CNN. We will tune in occasionally to see if the style meets our needs.

Posted at 9:53AM on May 15th 2007 by Kay from Carmel, IN

178. Bring back Miles!!! Bring back Aaron Brown!! Where do these people go!! Where are they???News on TV is just sensational, biased, and ridiculous.

Posted at 6:25PM on May 16th 2007 by Bunni Chatterley

179. Well I was looking for the reason for their leaving and was disappointed that it wasn't added here, but my thoughts are that ratings were not going anyplace, as well as them not getting along, if you have ever watched in the beginning soledad couldn't keep her hands off anyone (always slapping someone) and in the end Miles and soledad hardly even looked at one another.

But to tell you the truth I am glad to see them gone, I didnt like them from the beginning, can you say boring?

Posted at 10:23PM on May 18th 2007 by Tim

180. Hey, good idea put Glenn Beck on in the morning...let's finish CNN off!!! That "thing" will bring the ratings down to ZERO.....

Posted at 12:44PM on May 30th 2007 by Karma

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