Back to the future.(Cable News Network)(Brief Article)

Broadcasting & Cable, April, 2001 by Higgins, John M.

CNN brings Lou Dobbs back to rescue MoneyLine Going with tried-and-true rather than developing new talent, CNN turned to its former business news cornerstone Lou Dobbs to revive its sagging Moneyline franchise. Dobbs will return in May to anchor the Moneyline Newshour, two years after he left following numerous dashes with then-CNN President Rick Kaplan.

Dobbs will replace anchor Willow Bay, who will be reassigned, the network said. CNN obviously hopes Dobbs' return will be a shot in the arm for Moneyline, which has lost about a quarter of its audience since Dobbs' departure. Dobbs' return follows the removal of Kaplan in September and Bay's co-anchor Stuart Varney's resignation last month ostensibly in outrage over a Ted Turner anti-Catholic comment...

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