Top of the Ticker: ABC News is saying goodbye to its longtime home on New York’s Upper West Side. The network is moving south to 7 Hudson Square, site of the recently opened Robert A. Iger building, named after the Disney CEO. The Mouse House is consolidating its New York operations into the new complex, including news, editorial, live productions, streaming, technology, advertising, corporate, and business support functions. While ABC News employees will continue moving in through the summer of 2025, one of its daytime shows—The View—has already started production in the facility.
International Recognition: On Wednesday night, Fox News’ Jennifer Griffin received the 2024 Professional Excellence Award from the Association of Foreign Press Correspondents during the annual Foreign Press Awards dinner in Washington, D.C. Griffin was recognized for her report on Abdul Wasi Safi, an Afghan commando who fought against the Taliban and was detained after crossing the Rio Grande. Her award was highlighted on Thursday’s edition of Special Report with Bret Baier.
Fox News has another achievement to celebrate. Outnumbered co-host Emily Compagno’s new book Under His Wings landed at the top of the New York Times Bestseller list in the Advice, How-To and Miscellaneous category. The book explores stories of service members who found their faith during wartime.
From Cuba to Kentucky: CNN correspondent Isabel Rosales was the subject of a profile in the latest issue of the LatinX millennial-focused digital publication, Fierce. The Cuban-born journalist shares her origin story in the business, and also speaks on the importance of Latino and female representation.
NYE Plans: The duo of Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen will once again be hosting CNN’s New Year’s Eve festivities. This is the eighth consecutive year that the two of them will be leading on-air celebrations from New York City’s Times Square. CNN will begin its New Year’s Eve coverage at 7 a.m. ET with live reports from various international cities celebrating the start of 2025.
Ring in 2025 with @andersoncooper and @Andy on #CNNNYE! CNN’s annual New Year’s Eve celebration airs live from Times Square on Tuesday, December 31 at 8pm ET! 🥳 https://t.co/bBRhrGOe9Q pic.twitter.com/ucRlUa9t8K
— CNN Communications (@CNNPR) December 6, 2024
