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Christiane Amanpour to leave CNN after 43 years
Christiane Amanpour will leave CNN in June 2027, ending a 43-year career at the network.
The 68-year-old Iranian-British journalist is CNN’s chief international anchor and has reported from conflicts and crises including the Gulf War and the Bosnian War.
Her daily CNN and PBS shows are set to end, though accounts differ on exactly when her CNN schedule changes; her CNN International programme is expected to continue weekly through May 2027.
She will also end her PBS programme, Amanpour and Company, at the end of 2026.
Amanpour plans to continue her podcast, The Ex Files, with her former husband, James Rubin, and says she is looking forward to new projects.
Her departure comes as CNN enters new ownership, after Skydance completed its takeover of Warner Bros.
Discovery, bringing CNN and CBS News under one company.
Christiane Amanpour will leave CNN in June 2027 after 43 years with the network.
She announced her decision on October 19, 2026, saying she had considered it for months.
Her daily CNN and PBS programs are set to end at the end of 2026.
She plans to continue a weekly CNN International show through May 2027 and work on a transition through June.
Amanpour said she looks forward to new projects and will continue supporting CNN’s independent journalism.
- Who
- Christiane Amanpour, CNN’s longtime international anchor and correspondent.
- What
- She will leave CNN after 43 years.
- When
- She announced the decision on October 19, 2026, and will leave in June 2027.
- Where
- CNN; her daily programs also include a PBS show.
- Why
- Not stated. Amanpour said she had thought about the decision for months; CNN CEO Mark Thompson said it was the right time for her personally and professionally.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Amanpour joined CNN as a news desk assistant in Atlanta.
She became an international correspondent, with the Persian Gulf War as her first major assignment.
Amanpour announced that she would leave CNN after 43 years.
Her daily CNN and PBS programs are set to conclude.
Her weekly CNN International show is scheduled to end.
Amanpour is scheduled to leave CNN.
- Time at CNN
- 43 years
- Announcement
- October 19, 2026
- Age
- 68
- Daily programs
- Set to end at the end of 2026
- Weekly CNN International show
- Scheduled to continue through May 2027
- CNN departure
- June 2027
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What people are saying
Remember: always be truthful, not neutral.
After many months of thought and a few sleepless nights, I have decided to separate from CNN, my partner of 43 fantastic years!
Like so many CNNers who will hear the news today, I’m very sorry to see her go, but I’ve come to accept that this is the right time for her, both personally and professionally.