CNN revamps morning programming

As reported the 2009 week, CNN's "American Morning" is certainly going the clear way of the dodo, with Soledad O'Brien set to anchor an as-yet untitled new show from 7:00 ayem to 9 ET, while Ashleigh Banfield and Zoraida Sambolin will anchor the internet from five to seven.Msnbc managed to get official today, announcing O'Brien's go back to morning -- she'll still function as special correspondent around the internet, focusing on lengthy-form tales.Both programs is going to be created by Shannon High, who joins as e.p. from NBC Peacock Productions. Before that publish, she labored at MSNBC as veep of daytime program development and assisted develop "The Dylan Ratigan Show."O'Brien has done most of the net's greatest-profile tales since she showed up from NBC in 2003, such as the Japanese earthquake, tsunami and meltdown, the destruction triggered by hurricane Katrina, and continuing conflict between Israel and Hezbollah. Banfield, too, has covered worldwide news most lately, she was at ABC, where she reported for "Hello America," "20/20" and "Nightline."The internet continues to pay attention to worldwide coverage because it grows its achieve laterally around the globe. CNN's controlling editor Mark Whitaker recommended the org's "worldwide achieve" -- that is bigger than other U.S. news cablers -- and observed that "(t)his can be a thrilling time for you to be relaunching our morning show, using the morning television audience more available than it's been in a long time.InchWhitaker will oversee development on O'Brien's show. Contact Mike Thielman at mike.thielman@variety.com