I was always questioning. And Jarrett, who did not work her way up in the business in the usual fashion, may offer viewers something different on the screen.“There’s an audience there, and we want to try to take advantage of it,” says CNN debuted “Early Start” in January 2012, part of a bid to retool mornings after dismantling its long-running A.M. effort, “American Morning.” The show was initially led by Ashleigh Banfield and Zoraida Sambolin and has been co-anchored by Romans, CNN’s chief business correspondent, since 2014.

“She brings a legal background, and, obviously, an understanding of politics and how life works in Washington,” says Bass, noting that CNN executives think pairing Jarrett with Romans, a news veteran, will create a point of distinction in the pre-dawn programming field.Jarrett says she has learned the business in an intense trial-by-fire environment. ‘What about this thing over here?

Once firmly the province of repeats or hours from international news teams, the hours before 6 a.m. are rapidly being filled with live programming in a bid to keep viewers hungry for new information from turning to other sources. Anchor, "Early Start" Laura Jarrett is the anchor of "Early Start" with Christine Romans. She got her start as an attorney, graduating from Harvard Law School in 2010, and had been working for a Chicago law firm. Twitter. Dave Briggs was a co-host on CNN's Early Start with Christine Romans, which debuted Thursday, February 23, 2017, and a relief co-host of CNN's New Day, a three-hour morning news show.
Michelle Beadle has been the sole host of the show since. We may well be covering an impeachment trial,” says Jarrett, 34 years old, in an interview. Get a jump on the day's news with Christine Romans and Laura Jarrett.Laura Jarrett is the anchor of "Early Start" with Christine Romans. Expect more activity in days ahead. By A.J. Executive vice president Ken Jautz, who joined in September 2010, decided to revamp the network's morning lineup by canceling the show altogether and replacing it with two new programs less focused on national politics than cable rivals Fox & Friends and Morning Joe. “This news cycle, especially in January, is shaping up to be a little bit busy. Katz on Aug. 7, 2019 - 3:43 PM Comment.

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Fox News Channel launched its early-bird show, “Fox & Friends First,” in March of 2012, while MSNBC has over the years juggled versions of “First Look” and “Way Too Early” at 5 a.m. At present, MSNBC airs a lead-in to its “Morning Joe” called “Morning Joe First Look.” Many local stations also have early news programs. This doesn’t make sense. She knocked on doors at several local stations, she recalls, but “luckily for me, CNN was willing to take a risk.” Jarrett quickly found herself covering the U.S. Department of Justice; the “emoluments clause” lawsuit against President Trump; and the Mueller investigation.CNN’s decision to bring her aboard in 2017 raised some eyebrows.
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