Chris Wallace out at CNN

[vraiblonde]

Wait, wasn't he supposed to be the big draw for CNN+?

Chris Wallace out at CNN after 3 years at the network

Veteran television host Chris Wallace is leaving CNN after less than three years as reports swirl over the network's dwindling viewership and financial woes.

www.foxnews.com

The 77-year-old told The Daily Beast he wants to go independent into streaming or podcasting.

Yeah, nobody will watch him there either. There's a part of me that feels sorry for him. It couldn't have been easy being Mike Wallace's kid. He should have been an accountant or real estate agent or something other than TV journalist.

 

[WingsOfGold]

At 77 WTF does anyone want to work?

 

[Kyle]

At 77 WTF does anyone want to work?

They love the attention.

 

[stgislander]

They need the attention.

FIFY

 

[Hijinx]

Wait, wasn't he supposed to be the big draw for CNN+?

Chris Wallace out at CNN after 3 years at the network

Veteran television host Chris Wallace is leaving CNN after less than three years as reports swirl over the network's dwindling viewership and financial woes.

www.foxnews.com

Yeah, nobody will watch him there either. There's a part of me that feels sorry for him. It couldn't have been easy being Mike Wallace's kid. He should have been an accountant or real estate agent or something other than TV journalist.

It's hard to turn down a Nepotism freebie.
Hollywood has done it for years as has politics, journalism, and so many other industries, It's a great head start and not many would turn it down.

 

[vraiblonde]

It's hard to turn down a Nepotism freebie.
Hollywood has done it for years as has politics, journalism, and so many other industries, It's a great head start and not many would turn it down.

If my parent were a prominent media personality I'd move to Wyoming, take up woodworking and make custom furniture. Capitalize on my family connection with a boost in a completely different arena.

 

[herb749]

If my parent were a prominent media personality I'd move to Wyoming, take up woodworking and make custom furniture. Capitalize on my family connection with a boost in a completely different arena.

People did pay hundreds of thousands for grade school art work from the President's son to buy influence.

 

[vraiblonde]

People did pay hundreds of thousands for grade school art work from the President's son to buy influence.

See? You don't have to compete with your parent to cash in.