Chris Licht taps ex-NYPD terror expert John Miller for CNN gig

CNN boss Chris Licht made his first two large on-air hires Tuesday, following weeks of pushing out among the community’s boldface names.

Licht instructed staffers on a name that he has tapped John Miller as CNN’s chief legislation enforcement and intelligence analyst. Miller most lately served because the NYPD’s deputy commissioner of intelligence and counterterrorism.

Previous to that, he labored as a correspondent for CBS Information and ABC Information, the place he landed a uncommon interview with Osama bin Laden in 1998. He additionally was the previous co-anchor of ABC’s “20/20” and labored for a decade as an investigative reporter for WNBC in New York.

“John will assist ship on CNN’s dedication to deal with complicated points whereas presenting audiences with impartial, goal information and significant evaluation throughout platforms,” Licht mentioned. “As each a superb journalist and skilled, compelling subject material skilled, he brings to the community an unimaginable breadth of data.”

CNN has employed John Miller, NYPD’s former deputy commissioner of intelligence and counterterrorism, as its new chief legislation enforcement and intelligence analyst.

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Miller, who begins his new gig right now, added that he has labored carefully with Licht and “shares his editorial imaginative and prescient,” which incorporates “pace, ardour however not on the expense of objectivity.”

Licht additionally introduced one other high-profile rent from CBS Information, telling workers that Dr. Tara Narula could be becoming a member of as a medical correspondent for the community.

Dr. Tara Narula is becoming a member of from CBS.

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The hires come as Licht has begun to make his mark on the community because it strikes away from opinion-based reviews below his predecessor, Jeff Zucker. Zucker resigned in February, citing a romantic relationship with a colleague.

CNN is getting a makeover by the hands of Chris Licht, who's attempting to revive extra balanced, fact-centric journalism to the community, because it strikes away from punditry.

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Licht, who joined the cable information community in Might, has already ousted a few of CNN’s voices most crucial of former President Donald Trump. The record included media reporter Brian Stelter, whose present “Dependable Sources” was canceled final month, in addition to authorized analyst Jeffrey Toobin and political correspondent John Harwood.

Licht has made it a precedence to achieve out to leaders of each main political events, in keeping with reviews, as he appears to be like to strike a extra balanced tone on the community.

The brand new boss can also be seeking to reinvent CNN’s morning program, which can doubtless lead to an overhaul of its anchor lineup. Presently, “New Day” is hosted by John Berman and Brianna Keilar.