Soledad O’Brien will no longer be a host on CNN, but she’s staying with the network — sort of.
O’Brien told the New York Times that she is returning to the role she had before she became the host of “Starting Point” in 2011: a roving documentary reporter. The twist this time is that she is forming her own production company, Starfish Media, and will not be tied exclusively to CNN; she will be able to shop programs to other networks and air them on the Web as well.
O’Brien’s future as a regular face on the network was immediately put into doubt when CNN announced that Chris Cuomo would be its new morning host. O’Brien’s “Starting Point” had generated plenty of headlines, but was perpetually low-rated.
On Wednesday, Page Six reported that she was headed out the door completely. This proved to be false.
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