by Thinus Ferreira
CNN is shaking up its schedule from April, with on-air anchor changes and implications for its worldwide CNN International (DStv 401) channel that over the past year increasingly dropped the hours of coverage that it devoted to international coverage to simulcast the CNN "domestic" version from America.
Jeff Zucker, CNN Worldwide president, who will be leaving CNN at the end of 2021, announced the scheduling changes at the WarnerMedia TV news channel on Wednesday.
Viewers in South Africa and across Africa who have seen John Berman and Alisyn Camerota co-anchoring New Day between 13:00 and 15:30, will now see Brianna Keilar replacing Alisyn Camerota after 6 years who is moving to a later timeslot during the day.
Alisyn Camerota will move to 21:00 (South African time) where South African viewers have seen Brooke Baldwin when CNN International switched to the CNN domestic US feed.
Brooke Baldwin announced on Tuesday that she is leaving CNN after 13 years in mid-April and doesn't have another job.
Jim Acosta, who had been CNN’s chief White House correspondent will be anchoring 3 hours on CNN on Saturdays and Sundays.
Laura Jarrett and Christine Romans will continue to anchor Early Start on CNN that South Africans see on CNN International between 12:00 and 13:00 on weekdays.