CNN said that anchor and correspondent Amara Walker will anchor New Day Weekend.

Walker will join Boris Sanchez on the anchor desk. The pair will also host CNN Newsrooom from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Saturdays.

Also: CNN Sets New Morning Show With Don Lemon, Poppy Harlow and Kaitlan Collins

Walker replaces Christi Paul, a 20-year CNN veteran and morning anchor since 2013, who left in June to move home to Ohio, where she’s a co-anchor at WKYC Cleveland.

Walker began her career at CNN as an anchor for CNN International in 2012. Before CNN, she was an anchor and general assignment reporter at WFLD Chicago and spent seven years at WTVJ Miami. She started her career at KMIR Palm Springs, Calfiornia. ■

New CNN chairman Chris Licht continued his shake-up of the news network by announcing a new morning show.

Don Lemon will be moving from primetime to anchor the show, along with Poppy Harlow and Kaitlan Collins.

The new morning program will have a new name, format and set, CNN said. 

Also: New CNN Head Chris Licht Explains Plans for Network

“There is no stronger combination of talent than Don, Poppy and Kaitlan to deliver on our promise of a game-changing morning news program,” Licht said. “They are each uniquely intelligent, reliable and compelling; together they have a rare and palpable chemistry. Combined with CNN’s resources and global newsgathering capabilities, we will offer a smart, bold and refreshing way to start the day.”

Moving Lemon from his hour-long primetime slot also continues a trend of eliminating commentary that was critical of Donald Trump, making the network more centrist or conservative.

“The last eight years have been an incredible ride. I’ve had the opportunity to work with one of the best show teams in the business, but it’s time to shake things up. I am so appreciative of the Don Lemon Tonight team, my wonderful, loyal viewers and everyone who has believed in me,” Lemon said. “I was honestly floored when Chris Licht asked me to do this and I’m honored by his belief in me. It’s going to be a thrill to take on this challenge with Poppy and Kaitlan. I’ll get to work with two of my dearest friends. Set your alarms folks, because we’re going to have a lot of fun.”

Harlow is currently an anchor of CNN Newsroom from 9-11 a.m. ET and host of the CNN podcast Boss Files. She joined the network in 2008.

Collins joined CNN in 2017 and became the network’s youngest-ever chief White House correspondent at age 29. She will serve as co-anchor and chief correspondent for the show.

John Berman and Brianna Keilar will continue to anchor New Day, CNN’s current morning show, until the new program premieres. Both will assume new roles at the network later this year, CNN said. ■

Alisyn Camerota, the co-host of CNN's New Day morning program, has joined as a co-host the program honoring the 2015 class of Multichanel News Wonder Women. The luncheon event will be held on Thursday, March 19, at the New York Hilton.

For more about the 17th annual Wonder Women class, and about the event and its history, please see mcnwonderwomen.com. Earlier, Andrea Canning, correspondent for NBC's Dateline news magazine show, was announced as a co-host. More announcements about hosts and about the event will be coming soon. Twitter hashtag: #WW2015. The March 19 event is co-sponsored by the New York chapter of Women in Cable Telecommunications (WICT).

Here is more about Alisyn Camerota:

She is a CNN anchor and co-host on CNN’s morning show New Day with Chris Cuomo and Michaela Pereira.

Prior to joining CNN, Camerota served as co-host of America’s News Headquarters on Fox News Channel. Before that, she co-anchored Fox & Friends Weekend and contributed to the Fox & Friends weekday franchise, where she covered the gamut of hard news and human interest stories. Camerota was live on the air as the Iraq War began, the space shuttle Columbia exploded, and countless other breaking news events.

Prior to her role as anchor, she served as National Correspondent in the network’s Boston bureau, which included overseas assignments in London and Rome. Before joining Fox, Camerota was a correspondent and substitute host for NBC’s national daytime magazine show REALlife, traveling the country and telling stories of compelling people. She also served as a reporter at WHDH-TV, the NBC affiliate in Boston, and ABC6 in Providence, R.I. She spent five years as a crime reporter for the program America’s Most Wanted.

Camerota attended The American University on an academic scholarship and graduated cum laude. Her first job in news was helping to research and produce Ted Koppel's award-winning documentaries. Her work contributed to the receipt of a prestigious DuPont award. She is married and has three children.