CNN anchor Alisyn Camerota is leaving the network: 'It's been an honor'

Another CNN anchor is saying farewell.

Journalist Alisyn Camerota announced on Instagram Sunday that she is leaving the network after a decade.

Sharing a photo of herself behind her desk, Camerota wrote, "Big News, Everyone! − today is my last day on CNN." She did not immediately reveal her next steps but said she would sign off Sunday afternoon on CNN and will share updates with followers.

The news personality addressed her departure from the network in the closing moments of her final newscast, although she did not disclose the reason for her exit.

"I've had such incredible opportunities here these past 10+ years. I've interviewed presidents and heroes and extraordinary people, the kind of peak career experiences that I had dreamed of since I was a teenager," Camerota said. "The journalists at CNN are the very best in the entire news business, and it's been an honor to have been their colleague."

Addressing viewers, she added: "It's also an honor to have been in your homes this past decade through some of the biggest stories of our lifetimes.  I'm always touched when a viewer comes up and tells me that I helped them get through these challenging times."

In a statement, CNN Worldwide CEO Mark Thompson said, "Alisyn is a rare talent with the ability to interview world leaders and everyday heroes with both strength and empathy. She's been a wonderful colleague at CNN for more than a decade, and we will be cheering her on in her new pursuits where she will surely find much success."

Camerota, 58, joined the cable news giant in 2014 and served as anchor of its "New Day" morning show from 2015 to 2021. The Emmy-winning reporter went on to co-anchor "CNN Newsroom" and "CNN Tonight." She published a memoir, "Combat Love," earlier this year, and a novel, "Amanda Wakes Up," in 2017.

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Alisyn Camerota's news career, marriage

Camerota previously worked at Fox News for 16 years and in 2017 alleged the network's former CEO, Roger Ailes, sexually harassed her. Because of her experience at the competitor, The Hollywood Reporter described Camerota as CNN's "Fox News whisperer" in 2019.

"I am very conflicted about talking about (Fox News)," she told THR. "I wish I didn't have to talk about it. I still have a lot of friends at Fox. I am very close to some people at Fox. I still socialize with people from Fox. So I don't like talking about how they run their operation, but the times that I talk about it, it's when the hypocrisy is so astonishing that I can't help but to talk about it."

In September, Camerota shared that her husband of more than 20 years had died after a battle with pancreatic cancer.

"I cannot imagine any human being soldiering through a devastating diagnosis with more humor, humility and bravery than Tim," she wrote on Instagram. "He was a phenomenal father, husband, friend and role model and the rest of us are left trying to follow in his footsteps."

News of Camerota's exit comes weeks after Chris Wallace, also formerly of Fox News, announced he will leave CNN. CNN CEO and chairman Mark Thompson thanked Wallace "for the dedication and wisdom he’s brought to all his work at CNN and to wish him the very best for the future."

Wallace told The Daily Beast he would move to streaming or podcasting.

In April, CNN anchor Poppy Harlow also left the network after first joining in 2008. CNN reported that she was left without an anchor spot after shifts in the network's lineup.

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Camerota's colleagues shared support in response to her exit announcement, with Harlow commenting on Instagram, "With love and admiration always. You are the definition of grace, wit, smarts and joy."

Norah O'Donnell, who is leaving as anchor of "CBS Evening News," also commented, "Congratulations on a great run! You are a terrific anchor and journalist. Always love watching you."

(This story was updated to add new information.)

Contributing: KiMi Robinson, Jay Stahl and Edward Segarra, USA TODAY

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