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Lou Dobbs Leaves CNN; John King To Replace Him

Published: Thursday, 12 Nov 2009 | 10:26 AM ET

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By: Reuters

John King is replacing Lou Dobbs on CNN.

John Klein, CNN president, said Thursday that veteran reporter King will move into the 7 p.m. EST slot that's been vacated by Lou Dobbs. King will host a show about politics beginning early next year.

That puts him in direct competition with MSNBC's Chris Matthews, whose "Hardball" is also about politics. Fox News Channel's Shepard Smith, who does a more general interest newscast, dominates the cable news ratings in that hour.

Dobbs announced abruptly Wednesday evening that Wednesday would be his last show on CNN. He said he wanted to pursue more advocacy journalism, a route that was no longer available to him on CNN.

Dobbs, who announced his decision near the start of his nightly news and commentary show, did not say where he plans to go after finishing nearly 30 years at CNN, now a unit of Time Warner Inc[TWX Loading... () ].

"For the past six months it has become increasingly clear that strong winds of change have begun buffeting this country and affecting all of us," Dobbs said.

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"Some leaders in media, politics and business have been urging me to go beyond the role here at CNN and engage in constructive problem-solving," said Dobbs, referring to himself as one of the last original CNN anchors.

A CNN source told Reuters Dobbs will be concentrating on his syndicated radio show, "The Lou Dobbs Show," and would not confirm a New York Times report that he had met with Roger Ailes, chairman and chief executive of the Fox News channel, a CNN rival owned by News Corp[TWX Loading... () ].