CNN Anchor Christi Paul Announces Exit on Air (Video)

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@NewDay Weekend co-anchor @Christi_Paul's announcement about giving up the early morning grind and moving home to Ohio pic.twitter.com/gVF2vbOyY5Friends – I'm overwhelmed by your goodness!

Thank you to @amandacarpenter @brianstelter @MarkHertling @CedricLeighton & ALL of you who let me invade your morning space the last 9 yrs & for the very generous words you're sending!

I genuinely appreciate each one of you! xoxo https://t.co/4esi9yZTeL“I just could not be who I needed to be for my family, is what it came down to,” she added. “It’s important work, but at the end of the day, somebody’s going to sit in this seat and I’m going to leave and the show will go on, as it should.

Nobody else is going to be my kids’ mom.”Paul’s send-off included a highlight reel of her stories over the years, such as the 2014 Malaysian Airlines crash, the Orlando shooting, Hurricane Harvey and the pandemic.She also received goodbye messages from Sanchez and her former co-anchor Victor Blackwell, who thanked her “for some really good memories.”Lastly, Paul bid farewell with a message for her CNN colleagues.“I know that things are so divisive right now,” she said. “The people in these buildings – in D.C., in New York, here in Atlanta, all over the world – these are some of the smartest, kindest, most thoughtful, most talented people on the planet, and I am so grateful to learn from you and know you… This has been the ride of my life, and I wish all of you the best.”Her final words recalled her signature sign-off: “Go make good memories,” she said.