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Montero exits CNNE amid reorganization, layoffs and show cancellation

November 27, 2017 by Veronica Villafañe

Carlos MonteroCNN en Español is undergoing major changes on its 20-year anniversary and just before 2017 comes to a close.

Another longtime CNNE anchor is leaving the network. Carlos Montero, currently a co-anchor on morning show “Café CNN,” will wrap his career at the Spanish-language cable news outlet after two decades.

His departure makes him the last on-air talent from the 1997 original launch team to exit the network, following Patricia Janiot, who quit CNNE to join Univision earlier this month.

According to inside sources, Montero and CNNE were unable to reach an agreement on renewing his contract.

CNNE spokesperson CNN Isabel Bucarám confirmed Montero’s departure. “We are grateful to Carlos for all his many contributions to the network and wish him the very best,” she said.

Montero’s last day is November 30.

Sources also confirmed that effective December 1, the network is downsizing “Café CNN” from 3 to 2 hours and canceling entertainment program “Showbiz,” prompting about 10 to 15 job cuts, affecting production staff.

In addition to Montero’s departure, programming reorganization and layoffs, employees were told in a staff meeting to expect more changes.

Bucarám would not address the layoffs, but responded to the changes with this statement:

“CNN en Español is strengthening its content-generation capabilities to further position itself as the premiere Spanish-language cross platform news content business in the Americas. This includes investment and reallocation of resources to maximize the digital and TV newsgathering functions, increase content generation and optimize production resources. As responsibilities in the network shift, overall network headcount will increase.”

Filed Under: People, TV & Radio Tagged With: Carlos Montero, CNN en Español, CNNE

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. MrMenso says

    November 28, 2017 at 1:43 PM

    Como siempre, la parte en Espanol sufriendo.
    Por que nunca no escuchamos esos desajustes financieros, en Ingles?
    Siempre es con la Ñ !
    No se engañen peeps, seguimos siendo poquita cosa.

  2. Lidia says

    December 2, 2017 at 2:11 AM

    Is Cynthia staying?

    • Regio says

      December 3, 2017 at 8:24 AM

      Si ella queda, queda DelRincon
      Y ascendido !

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Hispanic media and entertainment contributor to Forbes.

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