CNN anchor Poppy Harlow announced Friday she is departing the network after 16 years.
Harlow decided to leave the network two months following the cancellation of “CNN This Morning,” the program she originally co-hosted with colleagues Kaitlan Collins and Don Lemon, according to CNN. She made her decision after undergoing negotiations with network executives.
She informed her colleagues of her departure Friday morning in a lengthy statement praising the network, according to the outlet.
“When I walked in the door at CNN in 2008, I was 25 years old and had never been on live TV,” Harlow said in a note to her colleagues. “Green is an understatement! I passed those three iconic red letters in the hall on day one and thought how lucky I was to be here. The nearly two decades since have been a gift. I have been inspired by you and learned so much from you – who are (and will…
