Christi Paul, a seasoned weekend anchor who has nearly 20 years of experience with the cable news network, is leaving CNN. For nine years, Paul has co-hosted the CNN-owned network HLN’s “New Day Weekend” on Saturday and Sunday mornings.
Christi Paul informed her audience that she will be wrapping up her work on “New Day Weekend” and that she is “part of the Great Resignation.”
Paul, 53, explained that her decision to return to Ohio was influenced by her husband’s hospitalization with COVID-19 as well as the fact that she was far from her family. She stated that she was “weary of being fatigued” due to her demanding schedule.
Paul, 53, explained that her decision to return to Ohio was influenced by her husband’s hospitalization with COVID-19 as well as the fact that she was far from her family. She stated that she was “weary of being fatigued” due to her demanding schedule.
In her own words;
“The show will go on, as it should,” she said through tears. “But nobody else is going to be my kids’ mom. And nobody else is going to be my husband’s wife or my parents’ children, and I need to be fully, fully present there. And it’s been hard.”
Christi Paul New Job After Leaving CNN
Christi Paul stated in her departure that she would join a regional news network in Ohio. Later in the week, the precise network will be revealed.
Christi Paul stated in her departure that she would join a regional news network in Ohio. Later in the week, the precise network will be revealed.
The former CNN anchor expressed her gratitude to her “New Day Weekend” coworkers and viewers on Twitter for allowing her to “invade your morning space the last 9 yrs & for the very generous words you’re sending!”
Until a permanent replacement is selected, Paul’s co-anchor Boris Sanchez will be joined by other CNN employees, CNN senior communications director Bridget Leininger.
Christi Paul Husband
Peter Wurm and Christi Paul have three daughters together. She was previously married to reporter and news anchor Rob Koebel, with whom she moved to Boise and Phoenix after they met in West Virginia.
She is the author of “Love Isn’t Supposed to Hurt,” a memoir about her marriage and the abuse she experienced from Koebel, which was released in 2012. (named “Justin” in the book).
She was once Miss Mansfield (Ohio), Miss Greater Cleveland (1991–1992), and the 1993 Miss Ohio third runner up.
