#CNN Will No Longer Book Radio Talk Hosts as Guests

There goes 76% of Larry King's Rolodex.

TVNewser has learned, and a CNN spokesperson confirms, that in his morning editorial meeting today, CNN/U.S. president Jon Klein asked his show producers to avoid booking talk radio hosts. "Complex issues require world class reporting," Klein is quoted as saying, adding that talk radio hosts too often add to the noise, and that what they say is "all too predictable."

One of CNN's longtime show hosts, Lou Dobbs, hosts a daily radio show. A few political contributors also host radio shows including Bill Bennett and Roland Martin. They are presumably not affected by this.

Comments

[RyogaM]

"what they say is "all too predictable."

Ain't that the feckin' truth! Good lord, you can predict with 98% accuracy what any of the Right-wing Radio Talk Hacks are going to say whenever they open their mouths. And that goes up to 100% accuracy if you get that days RNC talking points faxed to you.

[Aaaargh]

So that pulls the plug on Stephanie Miller too?

[Strider]

Yeah! I want my Stephanie!
Odd isn't it? MSNBC hires radio talk show hosts and CNN bans them. What the hell is that all about?

[redrockraven]

So when are they going to oust Lou Dobbs? I'm sure that he can get a position at Fox News and compete for media grabbing and racist attention with Glenn Beck.