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‘Insufferable’ Jim Acosta May Quit Rather Than Move to Midnight CNN Slot – HotAir

Last week there were hints that Jim Acosta might be losing his show at CNN because of a schedule shakeup. At the time it wasn’t clear what would be happening with Acosta only that his show would be squeezed out of the daytime lineup by the changes. Since then reports have claimed Acosta was offered a show from midnight to 2 am as his only option to remain on the air as an anchor. But he may decide to simply quit.





Acosta, a fixture on the Warner Bros. Discovery-owned network since 2007, is mulling a proposal from CNN Chairman and Chief Executive Mark Thompson to give up his daytime shift and move to Los Angeles to helm a two-hour nightly newscast that starts at midnight Eastern time…

Acosta has yet to make a decision on accepting the assignment, said the people familiar with the matter, who were not authorized to comment publicly. He has been told by CNN…

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