Sunday 26 June 2022 09:51 PM CNN weekend host Christi Paul tearfully announces that she has quit the network ... trends now
Chipper CNN weekend anchor Christi Paul brushed away tears on Sunday as she announced was quitting the cable news network because she was 'tired of being tired' and plans to move back to her home state of Ohio to live a simpler life.
'I am part of the Great Resignation,' she said during the weekend broadcast.
She recounted the grueling last two years, beginning with her husband being hospitalized with Covid-19.
'It was really bad for about three and half weeks and there were moments when I thought I was going to be a single mom. Especially when I had to take him to the ER,' she said.
Paul, originally from Bellevue, Ohio, said her decision came after she wasn't able to see her parents for a year coupled with the demanding schedule of a weekend anchor that meant getting into work at 1am on Saturdays and Sundays.
'At some point my husband and I looked at each other and said 'What are we doing? We need to get back home,''' she said.
Christie Paul, CNN's weekend anchor, teared up said she's burnt out and is quitting CNN to move to her native Ohio with her family
Christi Paul, 53, right, interviews Garth Brooks about the evolution of the country music star's music
Christi Paul, left, enjoins a lap around the track with NASCAR driver Danica Patrick
Christi Paul, who covered the 2016 Presidential Election, speaks with President Joe Biden
She said that she made the decision in January to return to the Buckeye state where she will take an on-air job. Paul said she would announce her new job next week.
'I'm going home to Ohio. I will be on the air,' she said.
She said that the grind of living in Atlanta and anchoring the weekend desk had put a strain on her family to the point where she had to make a choice between the two.
'I love these people, I love this place,' she said of CNN and her coworkers. 'And I am so tired. I'm so exhausted. I just
