"Our promise is to put on real life human voices in our radio hosts and podcasters. To ensure that there would always be a human, there had all sorts of consequences from listeners being so thankful for that promise. But also for our own employees."
"Sports always had a starch to it where the gatekeepers didn't allow a lot of what we provided. We changed the industry in many ways, and I don't know if we get the proper respect for it."
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.
Two WBTV employees were killed in a helicopter crash near I-77 on Tuesday. The incident claimed the lives of meteorologist Jason Myers and pilot Chip Tayag.
"Sports always had a starch to it where the gatekeepers didn't allow a lot of what we provided. We changed the industry in many ways, and I don't know if we get the proper respect for it."