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CNN has continued its anti-woke makeover with two new high-profile signings after purging a ruck of woke presenters.
New chief Chris Licht has brought in ex-NYPD deputy commissioner John Miller and cardiologist Dr Tara Narula to try to bolster the ailing network.
The former will take over as chief law enforcement and intelligence analyst while the later will be the new medical correspondent.
It comes after Licht fired a ruck of woke workers including media 'hall monitor' Brian Stelter, legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin and political correspondent John Harwood.
John Miller, a former deputy commissioner of intelligence and counter terrorism with the NPYD was made the network's chief law enforcement and intelligence analyst. His first day at the network was on Tuesday
Chris Licht took over the helm in May after a shakeup with former CNN head, Jeff Zucker, who resigned in February, after an alleged office romance. One of Licht's goal as the new chief is to make CNN more objective and less opinion-based, as it was under Zucker's reign
CNN staffers are afraid of a network-wide purge of woke talent following the sudden firings of WH correspondent John Harwood (left) and Reliable Sources host Brian Stelter (right)
Licht took over the helm in May after a shakeup with former CNN head, Jeff Zucker, who resigned in February, after an alleged office romance.
One of Licht's goal as the new chief is to make CNN more objective and less opinion-based, as it was under Zucker's reign.
John Miller, a former deputy commissioner of intelligence and counter terrorism with the NPYD was brought in as the network's chief law enforcement and intelligence analyst.
Miller, a former news correspondent for CBS and ABC News, co-anchor of ABC's '20/20' and an investigative reporter for WNBC, started his new role on Tuesday.
Miller once interviewed former ISIS leader, Osama bin Laden at his mountaintop camp in Southern Afghanistan in May 1998 when he was with ABC, PBS reported.
Regarding his new role, Miller said he 'shares his [Chris Licht] editorial vision,' which includes 'speed, passion but not at the expense of objectivity,' a report said.
Meanwhile Dr. Tara Nurala, 46, a former CBS News senior medical correspondent, and medical contributor to the network before that, has joined the CNN health, medical and wellness team.
Narula, who is board certified in nuclear cardiology, echocardiography and internal medicine, is affiliated with Lenox Hill Heart and Vascular Institute of New York since 2010, AdWeek reported.
She is also the proprietor of the medical store, Sun Jucie Inc. It is not clear what both Miller and Nurala will be earning.
But Narula has previously earned between $500,000 and $800,000 annually, according to sources, the news outlet reported.
She also has a net worth that is anticipated to be about $5million in 2022, a report said.
Since Licht became CNN's new leader, legal anaylist Toobin and political analyst Harwood, former White House correspondent has since left.
Some say Licht is eyeing CNN's morning news line-up as his next revamp. Currently, the show, 'New Day' is hosted by Brianna Keilar and John Berman, The New York Post reported.
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