Christi Paul

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Christi Paul Exiting Weekend Anchor Desk at CNN's New Day (TVLine)

'New Day' Weekend Anchor Christi Paul is leaving her role and the news network after almost 20 years — watch her tearful goodbye message.

And nobody else is going to be my husband’s wife or my parents’ children, and I need to be fully, fully present there.” “At some point, my husband and I looked at each other and said, ‘We need to get back home,’” she told her co-host, Boris Sanchez. “I am part of the Great Resignation,” said Paul as she revealed the day’s show would be her last.

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Christi Paul, CNN's 'New Day' Weekend Anchor, Will Depart (Variety)

Christi Paul, a veteran of CNN's weekend 'New Day' broadcasts and HLN, is leaving the network.

During her time at CNN, she has been open about her experiences with domestic violence ,and wrote a book on the topic, “Love Isn’t Supposed to Hurt,” in 2012. It's a bittersweet day on New Day this morning. Christi Paul, who has been a regular presence on CNN’s weekend morning programs for nearly nine years, is leaving the news outlet, she announced on air Sunday morning.

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Christi Paul Exiting As CNN's 'New Day Weekend' Anchor, Heading ... (Deadline)

Paul said she would join a news station in Ohio, but did not name where her new home will be. She said she told former former CNN President Jeff Zucker she was ...

— Christi Paul (@Christi_Paul)June 26, 2022 Thank you to @amandacarpenter @brianstelter @MarkHertling @CedricLeighton& ALL of you who let me invade your morning space the last 9 yrs & for the very generous words you're sending! — Brian Stelter (@brianstelter)June 26, 2022

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CNN weekend anchor Christi Paul makes tearful exit: 'Nobody else ... (USA TODAY)

CNN's "New Day Weekend" co-anchor Christi Paul resigned from the cable news network after 20 years. On air, she gave a tearful reason for her exit.

And nobody else is going to be my husband's wife or my parents' children, and I need to be fully, fully present there. The specific network will be announced later this week. "But nobody else is going to be my kids' mom.

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CNN weekend host Christi Paul tearfully announces that she has ... (Daily Mail)

CNN weekend anchor Christi Paul tearfully announced that she was quitting the news network due to burnout and move back to her home state of Ohio to live a ...

Her deep Christian faith helped her survive the relationship, she said. And nobody else is going to be my husband's wife or my parents' children and I need to be fully, fully present there. Paul said she would announce her new job next week. 'I also think we have the power to change that. Especially when I had to take him to the ER,' she said. We need to get back home,''' she said.

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Christi Paul, CNN's 'New Day' Weekend Anchor, to exit (ThePrint)

Washington [US], June 27 (ANI): Christi Paul announced her exit from CNN on television, Sunday morning after nearly nine years as a frequent contributor to ...

Paul began working for HLN in 2003 and was a regular anchor throughout the midday programming. She announced that she was returning to her Ohio home. According to Deadline, after over 20 years with CNN and HLN, New Day Weekend anchor Paul said goodbye with tears in her eyes.

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New Day Weekend Anchor Christi Paul Is Leaving CNN (TVNewser)

Either she's becoming a national correspondent for a rival outlet, or perhaps this means a return to local news for Paul. For instance, Cincinnati stations WCPO ...

One of her career highlights is conducting an exclusive interview with then-Vice President Joe Biden in 2014, talking about his motivation to combat domestic violence. Paul joined CNN in 2003. The veteran TV newser said on-air that she was leaving the network to be closer to be family, adding she would return on air in her native Ohio. Either she’s becoming a national correspondent for a rival outlet, or perhaps this means a return to local news for Paul. For instance, Cincinnati stations WCPO (ABC) and WKRC both recently saw veteran anchors retire from their respective stations.

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Why Has Christi Paul Left As CNN's 'New Day' Weekend Anchor? (Newsweek)

Paul explained the reason for her departure while sitting alongside co-host Boris Sanchez, who shared his support as she gave her emotional speech. The news ...

"But nobody else is going to be my kids' mom. but at the end of the day, somebody is going to sit in this seat and I'm going to leave, and the show will go on, as it should. "Back in 2020 for those of you who might know my husband got COVID and it was really bad for three and a half weeks and there were moments where I thought I was going to be a single mom, particularly when I took him to the ER," she said.

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