CNN Senior Political Correspondent Candy Crowley is the new anchor of State of the Union, the network announced Sunday. (Photo Credit: CNN)
Washington (CNN) - Senior Political Correspondent Candy Crowley will anchor CNN's Sunday political program, the network announced on State of the Union.
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Washington (CNN) – Heading into the critical 2010 midterm elections, CNN will launch a new weekday political program that will be hosted by award winning correspondent John King.
"I'm thrilled to have the opportunity, at this busy and consequential time, to have a platform to discuss and explore the big issues of our time," King, chief national correspondent and anchor of the network's Sunday program "State of the Union," said in a statement released Thursday by CNN.
Early next year, King will move into the 7 p.m. ET time slot that was previously held by longtime CNN anchor Lou Dobbs, who announced Wednesday that he was leaving the network.
"The program will reflect what CNN is all about: straight facts from our anchors and the widest range of opinions from across the political spectrum," Jonathan Klein, president of CNN/U.S., said in the network's statement. "John has enthralled CNN viewers with his vast political knowledge, and he has spent the past year reporting from beyond the Beltway on pressing policy issues and the real people they impact. Every night, he'll share his passion and his insights about what is really going on in Washington and across America."
CNN did not announce the name of King's new program and in the statement said he would "continue to anchor 'State of the Union' until early next year."
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WASHINGTON (CNN) - Child journalist Damon Weaver, who landed a coveted interview with President Obama, said Wednesday that CNN's Wolf Blitzer is his role model.
In an interview with Time magazine after his interview with the president and a subsequent media blitz, 11-year-old Weaver said he didn't get a chance to tell Blitzer that he wants to be like him after his interview on CNN because "it was my first time meeting him and I tried to answer his questions."
Read: Damon's Q&A on Time.com
"I would like to be Wolf Blitzer," Weaver told Time in an interview published on Wednesday.
And what did he think of his interview with Blitzer?
"It was very fun," said Weaver. "He was nice. He was asking me questions like, 'What was it like with the President? How could I get in touch with him? And can you put in a good word for me?'"
WASHINGTON (CNN) – Next month, another member of the Best Political Team on Television will add an award to her already long list of honors.
Senior Political Correspondent Candy Crowley, along with CNN's Christiane Amanpour, will be among the honorees of the Women's Media Center's first annual Media Awards at the Sackler Foundation in New York on June 17.
Crowley is being honored by the WMC for her outstanding political coverage during the 2008 election.
The Women's Media Center was founded in 2005 by Gloria Steinem, Jane Fonda and Robin Morgan to promote women in the media.
In June, Crowley also will be accepting a Gracie Allen Award from AWRT for outstanding feature - hard news program for her coverage of Hillary Clinton's bid for the White House.
(CNN) - CNN received a Peabody Award Monday for the network's "distinguished achievement and meritorious public service" in its coverage of the 2008 presidential campaign. CNN Anchor Wolf Blitzer accepted the award in New York on behalf of the network's political team.
The award – which recognizes achievements in radio, television, and cable – was presented to CNN for its "unparalleled coverage of a historic presidential election process," according to the Peabody Board.
The board specifically hailed CNN's "state-of-the-art technology and…small army of reporters, producers and analysts."
Earlier this year, CNNPolitics.com was recognized as the best television-affiliated Web reporting of the year by the National Headliner Awards.
WASHINGTON (CNN) - The CNN Political Ticker Thursday was named the best political news blog by Editor & Publisher and Media Week Magazines.
The magazines also named CNN.com the best news Web site with over 1 million unique visitors a month.
The annual "EPpy Awards" were announced this afternoon during a luncheon ceremony during the annual Interactive Newspaper Conference and Trade Show in New Orleans.
"The 2009 EPpy Awards mark the 14th consecutive year of the program, which honors the best Web sites in the media world, including newspapers, TV/cable, radio and magazines," according to Editor & Publisher.
The nearly 400 entries in this year's contest were evaluated by almost 50 judges.
WASHINGTON (CNN) - After more than a decade covering politics at CNN, Senior Political Producer Sasha Johnson is leaving the network to join the Obama administration as press secretary for the Department of Transportation, which is headed by former Republican Rep. Ray LaHood of Illinois.
"CNN is losing a great friend and colleague," said CNN Political Director Sam Feist. Johnson started at CNN's Washington bureau in August of 1998. She served first as a researcher and then associate producer for CNN Senior Political Analyst Bill Schneider. Johnson then moved over to the show production side, first as a producer and then a senior producer for Judy Woodruff's Inside Politics. Since 2003, Johnson served as a senior political producer, working alongside Senior Political Correspondent Candy Crowley and Political Producer Mike Roselli through two presidential campaigns.
(CNN) - CNN has been awarded a Peabody Award for the network's "distinguished achievement and meritorious public service" in its coverage of the 2008 presidential campaign, CNN President Jon Klein announced Wednesday.
The award - which recognizes achievements in radio, television, and cable - was presented to CNN for its "unparalleled coverage of a historic presidential election process," according to the Peabody Board.
The board specifically hailed CNN's "state-of-the-art technology and…small army of reporters, producers and analysts."
The award comes days after CNNPolitics.com was recognized as the best television-affiliated Web reporting of the year by the National Headliner Awards.
(CNN) – CNN's online political coverage of the 2008 presidential campaign has been recognized as the best television-affiliated Web reporting of the year by the National Headliner Awards, one of nine wins for the network.
The Best Political Team's New Hampshire primary, Democratic National Convention and post-election coverage also drew nods from the judges.
CNNPolitics.com - with its news and analysis, interviews, live streaming video, original reports and user-generated content - drew a record number of readers last year, as the network coverage of the epic primary season and fall campaign consistently broke previous ratings records.
The Special Investigations Unit's reporting on the nation's mortgage crisis, health care woes and other massive challenges facing the nation were among other CNN winners.
The National Headliner Awards are one of the oldest annual journalistic prizes in the country, stretching back three-quarters of a century.
WASHINGTON (CNN) – CNN correspondent Sanjay Gupta has withdrawn his name from consideration as the nation’s next surgeon general, opting to continue to devote time to his reporting and his medical career.
Gupta will discuss his decision, and the president’s health care agenda, tonight on CNN’s Larry King Live.
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