Banfield Moving From CNN for New HLN Show

By Jon Lafayette
( Broadcasting & Cable )
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Ashleigh Banfield is moving from CNN to sister Turner Broadcasting network HLN as the host of a new show that will launch in the fall.

The new show will air at 8 p.m., where Nancy Grace has been appearing. Grace previously announced her high-rated show will be leaving the network.

Banfield announced the move during her broadcast on CNN Thursday afternoon. She called the opportunity “super exciting” and said the new show will deal with social and legal issues.

In a note to the network’s staff, HLN boss Ken Jautz said that “Ashleigh and her distinct journalistic style is the perfect fit as we continue to refocus on our news roots and increase our live hours of programming.”

HLN, originally known as Headline News, has gone through a number of format changes in recent years.

Jon Lafayette
Jon Lafayette

Jon has been business editor of Broadcasting+Cable since 2010. He focuses on revenue-generating activities, including advertising and distribution, as well as executive intrigue and merger and acquisition activity. Just about any story is fair game, if a dollar sign can make its way into the article. Before B+C, Jon covered the industry for TVWeek, Cable World, Electronic Media, Advertising Age and The New York Post. A native New Yorker, Jon is hiding in plain sight in the suburbs of Chicago.