And with Anderson Cooper doing the lead-up, there's a 'ball drop' joke in there somewhere...
The times they are a-changin' at CNN, and maybe some day it'll be for the better. As 2022 goes out, so too will a recent holiday tradition: During CNN’s broadcast of various New Year’s Eve celebrations, Don Lemon, easily one of (if not THE) biggest jerkoffs to ever be on television, probably won’t be downing shots on camera.
The Warner Bros. Discovery-backed news outlet wants to pare back some of the stupid, non-entertaing bullshit 'antics' that have become a staple of its wee-hours (I hate that phrase) coverage of the last night of the year. While Anderson Cooper will still be able to knock down a couple of Shirley Temples during primetime hours - along with his co-host Andy Cohen - while the dashing duo holds forth in Times Square, correspondents and anchors who may have slurped - or slopped - down alcoholic concoctions on camera (and off) in the past have been told to chill on the practice.
The network’s coverage of New Year’s Eve was a topic of a 'town-hall discussion' held Tuesday between CNN staffers and Chris Licht, the company’s chairman and CEO. The coming New Year’s Eve broadcast will be CNN’s first under Licht’s watchful eye. During the meeting, Licht told employees he felt on-camera drinking eroded the credibility of CNN personnel and damaged the “respectability” they may enjoy among viewers.
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