Miles O'Brien Leaving CNN After 16 Years

NEW YORK — Miles O'Brien will soon be leaving CNN after 16 years.

O'Brien, who has been CNN's chief technology and environment correspondent since ending his stint as anchor of "American Morning" in April 2007, is departing as the network dismantles its science and technology unit. Six producers also will be leaving.

CNN's coverage of science, technology and the environment has been integrated into the general editorial structure, according to spokeswoman Christa Robinson.

Along with other duties, O'Brien had covered the space program for a decade, and in 2005 revealed that he had been close to getting NASA's go-ahead to be the first American journalist in space until the shuttle Columbia broke apart on its return flight two years earlier.

No departure date for O'Brien has been announced.

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Comments

[gmentgen]

I can't believe that CNN are getting rid of the "science" department (Miles O'Brian).

And that CNN has this posted on their website:
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"I"m like, "Come on, man," " an incredulous Mr. Hughley said in a recent interview. "I barely even know how to read. I"ve got a G.E.D."

Just 10 days ago CNN announced that Mr. Hughley would be the host of a new comedy-news show, "D. L. Hughley Breaks the News," which has its premiere Saturday at 10 p.m. Eastern time.
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CNN is certainly "going to hell in a hand basket" when a comedian gets a prime time show and CNN is getting rid of a dedicated science resource.

Shame on you...

Give Miles that prime time slot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[lj9283]

I still say this, and other recent decisions are the packaging of CNN by Time Warner for purchase by Murdoch's News Corp. Who needs science when you have Campbell Brown.

[Social Construct]

This guy is a class act. I enjoyed his enthusiasm and what I perceived as a true journalistic sense. Good luck to you, Mr. O'Brien. And shame on CNN for cutting news corners and coopting more journalistic info-tainment.

[newpotusplease]

they should have given him the DL Hughley budget-- I would much rather watch Miles than that Hughley show, it just does not work

[croseiep]

I am very sorry to hear that Miles O'Brien is leaving, although I am not surprised. Who needs Science & Technology when you can have bread & circuses? I always enjoyed his airtime. He was well-educated on the subject and you could feel his love of it too. What are we going to get now - more of what Sarah Palin is doing or Branjelina? Shame on CNN

[anonimost]

Because we all know that science and technology is not important.

[IDIOTA]

Miles O'Brien irritates me.

[anonimost]

More than Wolf Blitzer?

[CubFanHere]

No one is more irritating on CNN than Rick "The Taser" Sanchez. Keep Miles, send Sanchez home.

[CubFanHere]

Check that. No one is more irritating than Lou "I hate Mexicans and all other brown people" Dobbs. That guy is a complete jerk wad.

[jonmonbuckeye]

Nope sorry folks, you are all wrong. The clear winner of the "I'm so annoying your dog will want to commit suicide" award goes to Nancy Grace.

As Winston Churchill told the lady who said to him "Sir, you are drunk!", I offer the same reply to that windbag- "That may be true my dear, but in the morning I will be sober and you will still be ugly!"

[galinha]

It beats me that when everyone and everything is going towards the Green Revolution CNN dismantles an environment unit. Way to go CNN. Another dumb move.

[greysilk]

CNN are fools - Miles O'Brien is a wonderful science/tech/nasa reporter. Maybe the BBC could use him? Oh yeah, and lose Blitzer and Loud Obbs.

[voltaire11]

This just makes me scratch my head. I hated when they got rid of Aaron Brown. They added Campbell Brown? Now they get rid of Miles O'Brien? It seems like they are getting rid of the real 'newsmen' and replacing them with not 'talking heads' but 'yelling mouths'. Bleh.

[eleutheros]

Given that Washington, is set to embrace a science / technology based agenda (as opposed to a biblical agenda), I would think that a new organization would be inclined to maintain a technology / science unit.

[katielady]

TOTALLY AGREE WITH TRAVELDOG AND NOTPALIN... KEEP O'BRIEN AND GET RID OF WOLFE AND A FEW OF THE DAYTIME TALKING HEADS.. IF THEY WANT NAMES; CALL ME!!!!
I tuned in to the AM morning show when he and Soledad were on.. now i don't watch CNN in the am and not with LouDobbs or Wolfe Blitzer either... Miles would be great in any one of the time slots and I'd make sure I was home to tune in.. and............drum roll.............buy the advertiser's product to keep him! well, maybe

[TravelDog]

Let me get this straight ---- They are getting rid of Miles O'Brien and keeping Lou Dobbs?????????? Is someone intentionally making decisions like that?????? -- As is the case with others, I haven't watched "American Morning" since 'the O'Briens' left. Tried to but it's just too airy or something.

[NotMcCain]

They should give O'Brien his own show (getting rid of Brown, Dobbs, or at least ONE HOUR of Blitzer).

He does such a good job and it's sad that CNN's management has become so incompetent.

Dismantling their (already small) technology and science unit is pretty foolish NOW, when science and technology are more and more important in our lives.


CNN. What a disaster it's become..

[dickdata]

Miles was one of the most intelligent and well-informed anchors at CNN when he was on American Morning. CNN is dumbing down to complete with Fox. I would say that they are about half way there.

[wingsabre]

Figures, CNN is going to dump technology and science right before a green revolution, while they're not dumping their stories on celebrities. Seems like a waste. I remember a point where they liked science enough to show Next@CNN. Now we have DL Hugley Breakes the News. Way to sink a new low.