Chris Cuomo and
Kate Bolduan to Host CNN’s New Morning Show
Michaela Pereira
Joins as News Anchor
Jim Murphy to
Oversee as Senior Executive Producer; Matt Frucci Named Executive Producer
CNN
announced today that Chris Cuomo and Kate Bolduan will co-host the network’s
new morning show, which will premiere this spring. Michaela Pereira will join
CNN from KTLA Morning News in Los Angeles, as the program's news anchor.
News executive Jim Murphy will oversee the program as senior executive
producer, and Matt Frucci will serve as executive producer. The show will be
broadcast from CNN’s New York City studios.
“I've
been looking forward to this announcement since I first joined CNN," said
President of CNN Worldwide Jeff Zucker. “Chris, Kate and Michaela are a dynamic
team that will give our viewers in America a new way to start their day. We
were floored with excitement when we saw Chris and Kate together on screen, and
by adding Michaela to the mix we feel we have something very special. We
believe there is an opening to do news in the morning with a fresh, new
voice."
Cuomo
joined CNN in January from ABC, where his roles ranged from 20/20
co-anchor, ABC News chief law and justice correspondent and Good Morning
America news anchor. In the first two months at CNN, he has led CNN's
breaking news coverage from the papal conclave in Rome to the State of the
Union address in Washington. Bolduan joined CNN in 2007, and is co-anchor
of The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer. Bolduan also serves as
one of the network's Congressional correspondents. Pereira comes from the
top-rated and award-winning KTLA Morning News.
“This
has been a rare pleasure for me,” Cuomo said. “Meeting Kate and Michaela on
screen and off, I knew right away that this is my TV family.”
“It
is a huge opportunity to work on this new show,” said Bolduan. “Knowing that we
have the resources of some of the most experienced executives in the business,
the backing of a brand like CNN, and to be able to sit alongside such great
people as Chris and Michaela - I can't think of a better combination."
“I
couldn't be more excited to join the CNN family and have the opportunity to be
part of a brand new morning team,” Pereira said. “As a veteran of morning
television being part of this new endeavor is a dream come true.”
Murphy
joined CNN to oversee all morning programming for the network. Frucci will lead
the daily direction of the morning show with Cuomo, Bolduan and Pereira.
“We
have an all-star team in place,” said Murphy. “I love morning television, and
this is a unique opportunity to create something entirely original. The
opportunities are limitless - and that is exactly how we will approach the
broadcast."
Since
February, Cuomo has led breaking news and special event coverage for CNN during
the papal resignation and conclave, the manhunt for Christopher Dorner, the
2013 Presidential Inauguration and the 2013 State of the Union address. In
addition, he has interviewed House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Cardinal
Timothy Dolan. Prior to joining CNN, Cuomo was co-anchor of the Emmy
Award-winning ABC News newsmagazine 20/20 and chief law and justice
correspondent for ABC News. From September 2006 until December 2009, Cuomo was
the news anchor for Good Morning America, and covered every major story
at home and abroad during that time. He has been honored with numerous industry
accolades for his investigative reporting including multiple Emmy nominations
and awards, a Polk, Peabody Awards, two Edward R. Murrows, a Loeb and the
American Bar Association Silver Gavel Award.
Bolduan
has co-anchored The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer since last year and
contributed to America’s Choice 2012. She also serves as one of CNN’s
congressional correspondents, covering the activities of the U.S. House and
Senate. As a member of the Capitol Hill unit, Bolduan reported on the
negotiations to increase the federal debt limit and the super committee
deliberations. Prior to this role, Bolduan was a general assignment
correspondent. She joined CNN in 2007 as a national correspondent for CNN
Newsource, providing breaking news coverage and feature reports for more than
800 CNN Newsource affiliates. Before joining CNN, Bolduan was a general
assignment reporter for WTVD-TV in Raleigh, N.C.
For
nine years, Pereira has been the co-host of KTLA Morning News, Los
Angeles’ number one rated morning newscast. During this time, this program has
won ten Emmy Awards for “Best Regularly Scheduled Daily News” and three for
KTLA’s live coverage of the Rose Parade. In addition, Pereira has been awarded
with three Radio & TV News Association Golden Mike Awards: in 2006 for live
coverage of a news story, “Urban Farm Eviction,” and the Best Daytime News
Broadcast in both 2004 and 2006. She was also honored with two Mark Twain
Awards in 2004: “Best Live Coverage of a News Event, Hostage Standoff Mexican
Consulate,” and the “Best 60 Minute Broadcast: KTLA Morning News.” Prior
to KTLA, she hosted programs for TechTV, ZDTV and Canada's CHEK-TV.
Senior
Executive Producer Murphy returns to morning TV after more than nine years of
leading top national morning television programs. He served as senior executive
producer of Good Morning America on ABC (2006-2011). At CBS News, he
served as executive producer of the CBS Evening News (2000-2006) and as
the executive producer of CBS This Morning (1994-1997). Prior he worked
on local TV news programs in New York as the producer of the main newscasts at
both WCBS-TV and WABC-TV. In syndicated entertainment programming, he was the
supervising producer and director of Siskel & Ebert (1988-1993) and
an executive producer at Anderson, the daily talk show (2011-2012). He
has been awarded ten News and Documentary Emmys for his work at CBS and ABC.
Matt
Frucci joined CNN in October 2012 as the executive producer of program
development. In that role he helped develop and launch new shows for CNN,
including The Lead with Jake Tapper. Prior to joining CNN, he
spent nearly 12 years at ABC News. Most recently he was the senior
broadcast producer in charge of the weekend edition of Good Morning America.
