Keisha Lance Bottoms joins CNN as a Political Commentator.

[Budi]

Link to tweet

Keisha Lance Bottoms
@KeishaBottoms
"I am thrilled to officially announce that I have joined @CNN as a Political Commentator. As a @FAMU_1887 student, I applied for the coveted VJ program at @CNN and didn’t get in. To now join the team nearly 30 yrs later is a reminder that a dream deferred is never a dream denied".
9:14 AM · Feb 7, 2022


https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.11alive.com/amp/article/news/local/former-mayor-keisha-lance-bottoms-joins-cnn-pollical-commentator/85-b9169416-4179-4931-9527-4ead1eece1c7

'Dream' job: Former Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms joins CNN
Keisha Lance Bottoms took to social media to spread the news Monday morning, calling it a "dream" of hers.

This new job will be an addition to other unpaid post-mayoral roles for Bottoms. She is currently serving as Vice Chair of Civic Engagement and Voter Protection for the Democratic National Committee, a position she maintained while serving as mayor.

Bottoms was also named as an honorary HBCU Executive Leadership Institute fellow at Clark Atlanta University in June of 2021, and still works with the university.

The Atlanta-based news organization has not indicated when people can expect to see the former mayor on screen.

[lagomorph777]

1. Great move.

Maybe a sign of CNN's post-Zucker, post-Trumpfest changes?

I'm sure her dad would agree, it's ALL RIGHT!

[Budi]

2. Maybe it is a sign of balancing. They certainly chose a darned good voice to do so!

Respected, politically current, & a been-in-the-trenches, so-don't-bs-me voice .
She wil bring to CNN what MSNBS' Hayes & the #cabo caucaus can't & won't do for the Democratic Party.

MSNBS, up your game to actual political minds & drop the pretenders.

MSNBS choice of Stephanie Ruhle's a good start redeaming their miserably failing viewership, & quality of broadcasting.
CNN & MSNBS both have a really long way to go, however, it's a start.

[sheshe2]

3. Excellent!

I can't wait to watch her!

[Budi]

4. IKR! Guess where CNN's viewership #'s will excel

I can't wait either 💙

[MuseRider]

5. Great hire.

I hope she is ready to fight for the stories that are important. As much as I like some of the people working there it seems to stop before it really gets going. Half stories, half concern etc. Maybe this is because I have not watched a show past the early show with Berman and Keiler in a long while but when I stopped it seemed to be that way.

[George II]

6. Interesting. Just today I heard that Alex Wagner just joined MSNBC in the same position...

Pushes me a little bit to the CNN side.