CNN News Central

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CNN News Central
CNN NEWS CENTRAL LOGO.jpg
Created by Chris Licht
Presented byMORNINGS
John Berman
Kate Bolduan
Sara Sidner
AFTERNOONS
Brianna Keilar
Boris Sanchez
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Production locations 30 Hudson Yards
New York City
Washington, D.C.
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running time3 hours
Original release
Network CNN
ReleaseApril 3, 2023 (2023-04-03) (New York City) and April 17, 2023 (2023-04-17) (Washington, D.C.) 
present
Related
CNN Newsroom (CNN International)

CNN News Central is a daytime news program carried by the U.S. cable news channel CNN. It premiered on April 3, 2023, as part of a phase-out of CNN's existing rolling news block CNN Newsroom , with its afternoon edition premiering two weeks later on April 17, 2023. The morning edition of News Central is anchored by John Berman, Kate Bolduan, and Sara Sidner, while the afternoon edition is anchored by Brianna Keilar and Boris Sanchez.

Contents

With the cancellation of CNN This Morning , the morning edition of News Central was moved into its timeslot as a replacement in February 2024.

History

In January 2023, as part of changes to CNN's programming instituted by new president Chris Licht, it was announced that the network planned to re-launch its daytime rolling news blocks with a new format. On March 1, 2023, it was announced that the programs would be titled CNN News Central, with its morning edition from New York premiering on April 3, 2023, and an afternoon edition anchored from Washington premiering on April 17, 2023. [1]

News Central features teams of anchors that are present throughout their respective block (rather than having blocks hosted by solo anchors throughout the day, as with its predecessor CNN Newsroom , and the competing dayside blocks America's Newsroom and MSNBC Reports on Fox News and MSNBC respectively). Its presentation utilizes a "visual-first" approach influenced by CNN special event coverage such as elections, including the extensive use of infographics on video walls in the studio to highlight key points and imagery related to the story being discussed. [2] [3]

On August 14, 2023, CNN announced the new 3 p.m. ET program The Bulletin with Pamela Brown, and that the afternoon block of News Central would be reduced to two hours upon its premiere. [4] In September 2023, Jim Sciutto moved to CNN Newsroom on CNN Max. [5]

On February 26, 2024, the morning edition of News Central was moved up from 9 a.m. to 7 a.m. due to the cancellation of CNN This Morning ; the 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. hours are filled by hours of CNN Newsroom with Jim Acosta and Wolf Blitzer respectively, with The Bulletin expected to premiere in the 11 a.m. timeslot after Brown returns from maternity leave. [6] [7]

Personnel

Current notable on-air staff

Morning

Afternoon

  • Brianna Keilar, anchor (since April 17, 2023)
  • Boris Sanchez, anchor (since April 17, 2023)

Former notable on-air staff

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