CNN longstanding anchor, Christiane Amanpour has announced she will be “separating” from the US- media behemoth in June 2027.
Amanpour in a broadcast on Monday stated that she thought over her decision for months.
“ After thinking carefully for several months and a few sleepless nights,, I have decided to separate from CNN, my partner for 43 fantastic years. Longer than many marriages, so this daily show on CNN and PBS will come to an end at the end of this year, but CNN and I have worked out a smooth transition. We’ll continue doing Amanpour once a week [till June 2027].”
Reflecting on her incredible run on CNN, Ms Amanpour recalled her special wartime reports in the Middle East during the Gulf war, Afghanistan, Iran; Bosnian, Rwanda, Iran as well as Ukraine.
She expressed gratitude to her team in CNN noting that, “My whole career has been team work to make the dream work.”
“I want to thank all the amazing people I have worked with on thus incredible journey , especially my beloved show team and field crews.”
She assured her fans and followers globally that, “I wil always be fiercely independent” as she is expected to take up new role(s) in the days to come.
Amanpour was born in the West London suburb of Ealing, to an Iranian Shia muslim father., Mohammad Taghir Amanpour a and a British Catholic mother, Anne Patricia Hill. She spent the first nine years of her life in Tehran before returning to England for her education.
Her family moved to the United States in 1979 after the Iranian revolution.
She studied journalism at University of Rhode Island and graduated as the best graduating student in her class.( summa cum laude) with Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism.
She joined CNN in 1983 and grew to become one of the most recognizable faces on the CNN network,