Alisyn Camerota, whose steadying presence on air helped make her a outstanding face of CNN through the first Trump administration, is leaving the Warner Bros. Discovery-backed outlet, she disclosed through social media on Sunday.

“Huge Information, Everybody! — in the present day is my final day on CNN. Tune in at 4:50p (et) for my log off. Maintain it right here for updates!” she posted on Instagram.

Camerota joined CNN in 2014 after a protracted stint at Fox Information Channel. She served greater than six years as a co-anchor on “New Day,” a flagship morning program {that a} earlier administration crew led by former CNN chief Jeff Zucker had hoped can be extra aggressive not solely with MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” however mainstay morning-news applications on broadcast TV, reminiscent of NBC’s “At this time” and ABC’s “Good Morning America.”

Her exit comes as CNN and company mum or dad Warner Bros. Discovery are mentioned to be considering extra job cuts because the information outlet grapples with assigning extra assets to digital content material below present CEO Mark Thompson.

Camerota labored alongside Chris Cuomo, who developed a extra aggressive and avuncular presence than morning TV had utilized prior to now, however which captured consideration as CNN lined Trump. Camerota grew to become recognized for her potential not solely to carry powerful interviews with newsmakers, however to point out empathy on display screen in equal measure when conditions required it.

“I feel individuals are tuning in to us to see folks held to account. Folks do prefer it after we maintain their ft to the fireplace,” Camerota informed Selection of her time on “New Day” in 2019. Generally, we now have to interrupt folks if they’re blathering on with their speaking factors, however even then, our viewers anticipate us to get in there and cease the nonsense. I don’t wrestle with it”

She has written two books throughout her time at CNN. Her debut novel, “Amanda Wakes Up,” was set at a big TV-news operation, and her 2024 memoir, “Fight Love,” informed the harrowing story of an unstable upbringing.

She has not been seen on display screen continuously in latest months. Her husband, Tim Lewis, died in July after a battle with pancreatic most cancers, and Camerota revealed in September that she had taken a while to look after him in his closing months.

However CNN has additionally appeared not do know what to do along with her since she left “New Day,” which she left in 2021. Since that point, Camerota has co-anchored hours within the afternoon, anchored reveals in primetime as CNN tried to introduce new programming to its schedule and labored on particular reviews for the weekend collection “The Entire Story.”