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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91. Every year, in every way, CNN loses credibility. Since Ted Turner sold it, CNN has gone downhill faster than the speed of light! The O'Briens were redundant. Disliked both of them.

Posted at 9:32AM on Apr 4th 2007 by deedee

92.


FOX news is the one and oly fair news program!!! I have not watched CNN, MSNBC since the 2000 elections, they are too far left wing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Funny how Fox keeps getting people from the other two channels????????????????

Posted at 9:39AM on Apr 4th 2007 by Margie

93. Splendid vindication for BILL HEMMER, obviously Soledad pushed Bill out the door soon after she came on board with her bossy backstabbing ways, and Miles was eager to fill his old comrade Bill's still warm boots.

The whole scene was a disgrace and now Soledad and Miles have gotten exactly what they deserve, the boot. John Roberts is terrific, very smooth and likable...good luck to him.

GO BILL HEMMER !!!! YAHOO !!!

Posted at 9:45AM on Apr 4th 2007 by Ambrosia

94. Kiran's contract was up at FOX..she did not want to leave but probably wanted ALOT more money than Fox thought she was worth to them at this time...this is a step down for her, from FOX to CNN???? its too bad for her. CNN does not have the professionalism or clout as FOX does, and Bill Hemmer's career has taken off in leaps and bounds.
sometimes greed causes a change we don't expect, and not always in a good way. Good luck Kiran! enjoyed you on FOX, but won't be watching CNN for ANY reason. They are terrible and definately not "fair and balanced". Its sad to see CNN dropping to the bottom of the ratings, but they need to make major changes, and follow the FOX lead. Their people are boring and the whole programming is awful. MSNBC is diving too..too much of the same as CNN these days.

Posted at 10:04AM on Apr 4th 2007 by mamaof4

95. This is SO misleading. And TMZ is part of the same conglomerate, Time Warner, as CNN! Soledad and Miles haven't been fired. They are changing assignments. They are still both part of CNN. It has to be very difficult to go to work in the middle of the night! Periodically, they switch teams. They've done this before! And truthfully, Miles really likes to do stuff with science and technology.

Posted at 10:03AM on Apr 4th 2007 by Anon

96. The new woman appears to have an extremely bad nose job.

Posted at 10:31AM on Apr 4th 2007 by Laurie

97. Working at CNN seems to be a very unhealthy and toxic environment. Too many folks trying to claw their way to the top and trample over each other, too many back stabbers.

CNN Management could probably take a lesson or two in 'people skills' form Fox or MSNBC, where the talent there seems to be treated with much more respect and it appears on the surface to be a much more collegial and supportive setting.

Just an observation........

Posted at 10:10AM on Apr 4th 2007 by Vigilante Justice

98. Kiran Chetry is dry and boooooooooorrrrrrrrrrriiiiiiinnnnnggg. She always has that, "500 people died in Bagdad today and an Amber Alert has been issued in Georgia" monotone.

I cannot believe they are hiring her over Soledad. I mean, Soledad had her annoying Couric moments, but at least she had a pulse. CNN just needs to revamp the morning show all together. It's a real snore and a downer.

Posted at 11:19AM on Apr 4th 2007 by Anna Sophie

99. Paula Zahn has turned into the "Race Relations" anchor.
MIles O'Brien needs to go fly one of those planes he always talks about.
Soledad O'Brien needs to go be with her gazillion kids.
Sanjay Gupta needs to go operate on somebody.
Jack Cafferty needs to be put out to pasture.
Wolf Blitzer needs lessons on voice inflections.

The only "fun" person at CNN is Robin Meade. She's the only one I will watch in the morning now. FOX News is the worst; you have to do your own fact checking after watching.

Posted at 11:20AM on Apr 4th 2007 by Anna Sophie

100. Kiran was on this morning with Miles. She was terrible! How can someone in the industry get Candy Crowley's name wrong twice in one segment?? I hope Roberts is going to pick up the slack, because Kiran seems like nothing more than a hot piece of ass.

Posted at 11:07AM on Apr 4th 2007 by Mmmm

101. Is Soledad and Miles married? Some say yes, and some say no! Does anyone really know?

Posted at 11:26AM on Apr 4th 2007 by Patsy

102. All Miles was good for was reporting plane crashes due to his flying experience but Solo-Bad needed to go long ago... and keep going & going & going till gone.

Posted at 11:23AM on Apr 4th 2007 by Roger C

103. Kiran was always caught on fox news trying to wet her lips to make them look glossy when she didn't think the camera was on her. I don't like her reporting/reading the news skills, besides she has awlful hair.

Posted at 1:29PM on Apr 4th 2007 by speedbump

104. Miles O'Brien is sort of an affable non-entity, while Soledad O'Brien is the soccer mom from hell. Her constant babbling and excessive self-regard made her an unbearable part of the morning. I'm glad to say 'Good Riddance' to both of them. However, replacing them with Ted Baxter and some freshly fired FOX babe is hardly going to boost ratings. I predict that in six months time, CNN will announce that Larry Birkhead and Heather Mills will be replacing Ted Baxter and what's-her-name.

Posted at 12:13PM on Apr 4th 2007 by Dame Edith Massey

105. I cannot stand CNN!!!! I hate to see Kiran leave FOX. Larry King is the absolute WORST interviewer!!!!

Posted at 12:11PM on Apr 4th 2007 by jojo

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