Alisyn Camerota, whose steady on-air presence helped her become a prominent face of CNN during the first Trump administration, is leaving the Warner Bros.-owned company. Discovery-backed outlet, she announced on social media on Sunday.
“Great news, everyone! – today is my last day at CNN. Tune in at 4:50 PM (et) for my sign-off. Keep it here for updates!” she posted on Instagram.
Camerota joined CNN in 2014 after a long stint at Fox News Channel. She spent more than six years as co-host of “New Day,” a major morning program that a former management team led by former CNN chief Jeff Zucker had hoped would be more competitive not only with MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” but also as a pillar. morning television news programs such as NBC’s “Today” and ABC’s “Good Morning America.”
Her departure comes as CNN and parent company Warner Bros. Discovery are reportedly considering more job cuts as the news channel struggles to allocate more resources to digital content under current CEO Mark Thompson.
Camerota worked with Chris Cuomo, who developed a more aggressive and fatherly presence than morning TV had used in the past but who turned heads when CNN covered Trump. Camerota became known for her ability to not only conduct tough interviews with newsmakers, but also show empathy on screen in equal measure when situations demanded it.
“I think people are tuning in to see people being held accountable. People like it when we hold their feet to the fire,” Camerota said Variety from her time on “New Day” in 2019. Sometimes we have to cut people off when they’re going on with their talking points, but even then, our viewers expect us to step in there and stop the nonsense. I have no problem with it”
She has written two books during her time at CNN. Her debut novel, “Amanda Wakes Up,” was set during a major TV news operation, and her 2024 memoir, “Combat Love,” told the harrowing story of an unstable upbringing.
She has not been seen on screen much in recent months. Her husband, Tim Lewis, died in July after a battle with pancreatic cancer, and Camerota revealed in September that she spent some time caring for him in his final months.
But CNN also doesn’t seem to know what to do with her since she left “New Day,” which she left in 2021. Since that time, Camerota has co-anchored hours in the afternoons, anchored shows in primetime as CNN tried to introduce new programming added to the schedule and worked on special reports for the weekend series “The Whole Story.”