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The public relations skills of Chris Licht’s CNN is, shall we say, less than adequate. Before stepping on their own headline by firing CNN This Morning co-host Don Lemon on Monday, he and his Warner Bros. Discovery team announced Saturday afternoon the long-anticipated hiring of NBA on TNT personality Charles Barkley and CBS Mornings co-host Gayle King for a weekly primetime show on Wednesday nights, starting in the fall.
The public announcement came during the pregame show for the NBA on TNT’s playoff coverage. Host Ernie Johnson delivered the news:
Big news to share involving our family at Warner Bros. Discovery and it includes the Chuckster. Coming to CNN on Wednesdays this fall, an hour-long weekly discussion show centering on the people and the events that are shaping are people. It’s called King Charles — Charles being Barkley, and King being Gayle King, who you see hosting CBS Mornings.