Christiane Amanpour announces she will leave CNN next June

CNN legend Christiane Amanpour, the network’s chief international anchor, said Monday that she will sign off from CNN next June.

“After many months of thought and a few sleepless nights, I have decided to separate from CNN, my partner of 43 fantastic years!” Amanpour said in a statement.

Amanpour, 68, said she “looks forward to interesting new projects down the line, and will always be rooting for CNN and maintaining its history of independent journalism. Remember: always be truthful, not neutral.”

Amanpour, a household name worldwide for her heroism as a foreign correspondent, has hosted an eponymous nightly interview program on CNN International since 2009.

In January 2025, she scaled back to hosting a few days a week. In January 2027, she will shift the program to once a week, until it ends in May. She will continue reporting and traveling the world for CNN through June.

CNN chairman Mark Thompson shared Amanpour’s decision in a memo to colleagues Monday morning.

“Christiane has thought carefully about this decision, and she and I have been discussing it for some months,” Thompson wrote. “Like so many CNNers who will hear the news today, I’m very sorry to see her go, but I’ve come to accept that this is the right time for her, both personally and professionally.”

Thompson described her as “one of the most trusted and beloved journalists anywhere” and said the network will take time to celebrate her “before she departs next year.”

“In the meantime, on behalf of the entire CNN leadership team, I want to thank Christiane for 43 extraordinary years of remarkable journalism, loyalty and friendship,” he wrote.

In her statement, Amanpour said she wanted to thank “all the amazingly talented people I’ve worked with throughout this incredible journey. Especially my beloved show teams and field crews.”

“From my very first big exciting assignment covering the First Gulf War, to the horrors of the Bosnian War, Rwanda, Afghanistan, Ukraine and Iran and all the points in between, it’s the teams and the camaraderie that counted so much,” she said, “as we together battled to seek the facts, the evidence and the humanity, so that CNN could always broadcast the truth about the world and to the world, without fear nor favor.”

Amanpour’s PBS iteration, “Amanpour & Company,” will end in December.

In her statement, Amanpour said she will continue her podcast, “ The Ex Files ,” with ex-husband Jamie Rubin, produced by Global.

CNN传奇人物、该电视台首席国际主播克里斯蒂安·阿曼普尔周一表示，她将于明年6月离开CNN。

“经过数月的深思熟虑和几个不眠之夜，我决定与我携手走过43年美好时光的伙伴CNN分道扬镳！”阿曼普尔在一份声明中说道。

68岁的阿曼普尔表示，她“期待未来能有更多有趣的新项目，并将始终支持CNN，维护其独立新闻报道的传统。记住：永远要真实，而不是中立。”

阿曼普尔因其作为战地记者的英勇事迹而家喻户晓，自 2009 年以来，她一直在 CNN 国际频道主持以自己名字命名的晚间访谈节目。

2025年1月，她将主持节目的次数减少到每周几天。2027年1月，节目将改为每周一次，直至5月结束。她将继续为CNN进行报道，并前往世界各地进行旅行，直至6月。

CNN董事长马克·汤普森周一早上在一份发给同事的备忘录中分享了阿曼普尔的决定。

汤普森写道：“克里斯蒂安娜已经认真考虑过这个决定，我和她也为此讨论了几个月。和今天听到这个消息的许多CNN同事一样，我非常遗憾看到她离开，但我已经接受了这对她来说，无论从个人还是职业发展的角度来看，现在都是合适的时机。”

汤普森称她为“最值得信赖和最受爱戴的记者之一”，并表示该电视台将在她“明年离开之前”抽出时间来庆祝她。

“与此同时，我谨代表 CNN 全体领导团队，感谢 Christiane 43 年来卓越的新闻报道、忠诚和友谊，”他写道。

阿曼普尔在声明中表示，她想感谢“在这段不可思议的旅程中与我共事的所有才华横溢的人们，特别是我的挚爱的节目团队和外景工作人员。”

“从我第一个激动人心的大任务——报道第一次海湾战争，到波斯尼亚战争、卢旺达战争、阿富汗战争、乌克兰战争和伊朗战争，以及介于两者之间的所有事件，团队和战友情谊都至关重要，”她说，“我们共同努力，寻求事实、证据和人性，以便 CNN 能够始终无所畏惧、不偏不倚地向全世界传播关于世界的真相。”

阿曼普尔在PBS电视台的节目《阿曼普尔与公司》将于12月结束。

阿曼普尔在声明中表示，她将继续与前夫杰米·鲁宾一起主持由 Global 制作的播客节目“前任档案”。