Longtime CNN Anchor Poppy Harlow Exits After 16 Years

CNN anchor Poppy Harlow announced in a memo to colleagues on Friday morning that she is departing the network after 16 years.

Harlow will exit CNN next month, according to the network. Vanity Fair first reported on her departure, noting that the veteran anchor was offered a new role after the cancellation of CNN This Morning but opted to leave instead.

“Poppy is a unique talent who combines formidable reporting and interviewing prowess with a human touch that audiences have always responded to,” CNN CEO Mark Thomspon said in a statement. “She’s been a wonderful colleague at CNN, and we know she will have much success in her future endeavors.”

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