RSS
News


Home Page > News > Immigration foe Lou Dobbs leaves CNN pulpit

Blogs


comment on article Make a comment
print this article Print
email this articleE-mail

Immigration foe Lou Dobbs leaves CNN pulpit

By
KENNETH HAYNES,
IrishCentral.com Staff Writer

Published Thursday, November 12, 2009, 6:56 AM
Updated Thursday, November 12, 2009, 10:13 AM

 

Bookmark and Share

Lou Dobbs
Lou Dobbs

Longtime right-wing CNN anchor Lou Dobbs announced on his show Wednesday that he's leaving, effective immediately.

"Some leaders in the media, politics and business have been urging me to go beyond my role here at CNN and engage in constructive problem-solving," Dobbs said before listing issues such as the growth of the middle class, health care and immigration.
 
"I will continue to strive to deal honestly and straightforwardly with those issues in the future."
 
Dobbs did not announce his next move but did say he is "considering a number of options and directions."
 
"I'm the last of the original anchors here on CNN and I'm proud to have had the privilege to helping to build the world's first news network," Dobbs said. "I will be eternally grateful to CNN, to Ted Turner, and to all of my colleagues and friends, and of course to you at home."
 
Dobbs, 64, had recently come under fire for his stance against immigration and for U.S. border enforcement. He told listeners of his syndicated radio show last month that a gunshot had been fired at his New Jersey home and that he had received threatening phone calls.
 
Dobbs has been with the network for a total of 27 years. He served as the host of Moneyline from the network's 1980 launch through 1999, when he displayed his anger on-air at the then-president of CNN, Rick Kaplan, and left his post days later.

His departure was first revealed by The New York Times, which reported he told staffers of his exit early Wednesday. According to the newspaper, his CNN contract was not due to expire until 2011.

1 2 Next page >
print this article Print
email this articleE-mail


Be the first to make a comment.

It may take several minutes for your comment to appear.


Click to learn more from DiscoverIreland.com.
IrishCentral Mobile QR code


Connect to IrishCentral with your Facebook account

or sign-in directly

Welcome to IrishCentral!
Please provide the following information in order to create your account

Username:
E-Mail Address:
Password:
Confirm Password:
I agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy


Welcome to IrishCentral!
All we need is the following information and you will be part of the #1 Irish community in the US

E-Mail Address:
First select a unique username:
Username:
Now choose a password:
Password:
Confirm Password:
I agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy
Thank you!

Just one more step and you will be part of the largest Irish community in America! Tell us a little more about you to start enjoying all the features of IrishCentral.

Additional Information:

First Name:
Last Name:
Date of Birth:
Zip:
Gender: Male  Female 
Country:
Degree of Irishness:
Household Income:
Level of Education:

Subscribe to our newsletters:

The Best of IrishCentral - Daily Newsletter
Special Offers from our sponsors

or
Skip

You can edit your information at any time, just go to "my account" when you're logged in.

Log into IrishCentral with your Facebook account

or sign-in directly

E-Mail:
Password:
 Remember me Forgot my password