{"id":711941,"date":"2026-06-18T18:05:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T18:05:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/711941\/"},"modified":"2026-06-18T18:05:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T18:05:10","slug":"cnn-announces-major-change-to-anchor-lineup-with-brian-abel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/711941\/","title":{"rendered":"CNN announces major change to anchor lineup with Brian Abel"},"content":{"rendered":"

CNN has elevated veteran reporter Brian Abel to anchor and correspondent, expanding his role across the network\u2019s TV and digital platforms as the cable news giant reshapes its on-air lineup.<\/p>\n

The promotion, which was announced Thursday<\/a> by the Warner Bros. Discovery-owned network, will see Abel appear across CNN, CNN International and CNN Headlines \u2014 the network\u2019s domestic FAST channel \u2014 while continuing to serve as a fill-in anchor.<\/p>\n

The expanded position also reflects CNN\u2019s increasing emphasis on multi-platform talent capable of reporting and anchoring across traditional television channels, as well as streaming and digital outlets.<\/p>\n

\"BrianBrian Abel has been promoted to anchor and correspondent at CNN after covering the White House, the 2024 election and major breaking news stories for the network. CNN<\/p>\n

Abel most recently worked as a correspondent for CNN Newsource, the syndicated content and newsgathering operation, in Washington, DC.<\/p>\n

Since joining CNN, he has covered some of the country\u2019s biggest stories, including the the 2024 presidential election, multiple hurricanes and the recent unrest in Minneapolis.<\/p>\n

Abel, who will also perform fill-in anchoring duties, was part of the CNN team nominated for an Emmy in the Outstanding Breaking News Coverage category for its reporting on Hurricane Milton.<\/p>\n

Before joining CNN, Abel worked as an evening anchor at Detroit ABC affiliate WXYZ, where he covered politics and major breaking news stories.<\/p>\n

Among the major events he covered were the alleged plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer as well as the mass shootings at Oxford High School and Michigan State University.<\/p>\n

Abel also earned industry recognition for investigative reporting.<\/p>\n

In 2020, he received an Emmy Award from the Michigan chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for \u201cConnected in Crime: Detroit to West Virginia,\u201d a report examining the consequences of a drug pipeline and efforts to combat it.<\/p>\n

Prior to his time in Detroit, Abel worked for Scripps-owned station KSHB in Kansas City, where he served as the lead reporter during the 2016 election cycle.<\/p>\n

\"AbelAbel joins CNN\u2019s anchor ranks after reporting on national politics, hurricanes and other major breaking news events. CNN\/Youtube<\/p>\n

His career also included stops in North Dakota, where he worked as a reporter and weekend anchor for WDAY in Fargo and later became the primary anchor at WDAZ in Grand Forks.<\/p>\n

The move places Abel in a more visible role at CNN as the network continues to rely on journalists with experience covering breaking news, politics and major national events.<\/p>\n

His reporting portfolio spans a broad range of stories, from natural disasters and political campaigns to crime and public safety incidents, experience that helped raise his profile inside the network.<\/p>\n

CNN highlighted Abel\u2019s extensive field reporting as a key part of the promotion, noting his coverage of both national political developments and fast-moving breaking news events.<\/p>\n

Abel, who is based in Atlanta, is a graduate of Western Michigan University, where he earned a journalism degree.<\/p>\n

The promotion takes effect immediately.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"CNN has elevated veteran reporter Brian Abel to anchor and correspondent, expanding his role across the network\u2019s TV…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":711942,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[54],"tags":[15284,88,10815,223890,92],"class_list":["post-711941","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-cnn","tag-entertainment","tag-media","tag-news-anchors","tag-tv"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/711941","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=711941"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/711941\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/711942"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=711941"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=711941"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=711941"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}