Paula Zahn is Fired from CNN

Allie @ Gone Hollywood | Wednesday, July 25, 2007

After six years at CNN, Paula Zahn has been asked to leave due to sluggish ratings.

She will be replaced by recently departed NBC newswoman Campbell Brown.

Paula Zahn is leaving CNN, turning her prime-time slot over to Campbell Brown. Zahn’s final program will be Aug. 2. Others will fill in until November, when Brown — newly hired from NBC News_ will start, CNN said Tuesday.

Zahn has been at the network for nearly six years since jumping from Fox News Channel — her first day on the job Sept. 11, 2001. She said she expects to stay in television after taking some time off.

“For the first time in 30 years, I’m going to take a break here,” said Zahn, 51.

Although her ratings are up this year, Zahn has had a tough time competing in a time slot dominated by Bill O’Reilly on Fox News Channel and Keith Olbermann at MSNBC. Rumors have spread for months that CNN was looking to make a change.