"I know I'm an old timer, but in the old days if you were in TV for a few years and you ended up on a network, chances are you had been in a couple of scrapes."
The move comes on the heels of Kaitlan Collins -- who previously served in the role -- being elevated to co-host of the network's new morning show, CNN This Morning.
"Let me just say that it’s bittersweet for me because I work with the best team in this building, one of the best teams in this business, and we built this show out of nothing. This show was not supposed to exist."
Borrell Associates projects that figure will climb considerably over the next four years as the industry undergoes what it describes as a "great reshuffling."