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Anchors Away: TV-News Veterans Exit Ahead of 2025 Challenges, Change
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scrn loglineVeteran TV news anchors exit stage left as networks grapple with shifting viewer habits and economic challenges ahead of 2025.beat sheet- CNN's Anderson Cooper, 57, and NBC's Lester Holt, 46, both announce they'll be stepping down from their anchor roles by year-end, citing a desire for more family time and new creative challenges.
- Industry insiders say the exits reflect a broader shakeup in traditional TV news, as networks like Fox and ABC look to cut costs and appeal to younger, digital-savvy viewers who are abandoning cable in droves.
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Anchors Away: TV-News Veterans Exit Ahead of 2025 Challenges, Change
VarietyStory by Brian Steinberg
scrn logline
Veteran TV news anchors exit stage left as networks grapple with shifting viewer habits and economic challenges ahead of 2025.
beat sheet
- CNN's Anderson Cooper, 57, and NBC's Lester Holt, 46, both announce they'll be stepping down from their anchor roles by year-end, citing a desire for more family time and new creative challenges.
- Industry insiders say the exits reflect a broader shakeup in traditional TV news, as networks like Fox and ABC look to cut costs and appeal to younger, digital-savvy viewers who are abandoning cable in droves.
call sheet
Anderson Cooper, Lester Holt, CNN, NBC, Fox, ABC