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Christiane Amanpour to debut weekly show after years of reduced presence on domestic CNN
Read full article: Christiane Amanpour to debut weekly show after years of reduced presence on domestic CNNEven Christiane Amanpour felt it was odd that CNN's best-known international journalist had little visible presence on the company's North American network for the past several years.
Costas joins CNN to talk on intersection of news and sports
Read full article: Costas joins CNN to talk on intersection of news and sportsNEW YORK Time to cut a conversation with Bob Costas short. The new boss CNN chief Jeff Zucker is calling on the other line. Costas, who ended his 40-year hitch at NBC Sports more than a year ago, this week signed on as a CNN contributor to offer commentary on the intersection of news and sports. My relationship with Jeff makes me comfortable with the whole arrangement, Costas said. But Costas has the hardest time justifying college football, a sport with constant contact, resuming when student attendance in general will be restricted at many schools.
Basketball star says California's fair pay bill is 'changing the game'
Read full article: Basketball star says California's fair pay bill is 'changing the game'Ed O'Bannon talked about California's SB 206, also known as the Fair Pay to Play Act, in an interview with CNN's Michael Smerconish on Saturday. O'Bannon talked about California's SB 206, also known as the Fair Pay to Play Act, in an interview with CNN's Michael Smerconish on Saturday. If signed into law, the Fair Pay to Play Act wouldn't go into effect until 2023. "College athletes will be able to profit off of their likeness and just kind of take it from there," he said. But some people felt the compensation was still insufficient, and to this day, the fight over whether college athletes should be treated as workers or amateurs continues.