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Anthony Bourdain is leaving Travel Channel for new show on CNN
Published: 5/29/2012 12:01 PM
Last Modified: 5/29/2012 12:10 PM


Celebrity chef and author Anthony Bourdain photographed on location in 2010. COURTESY/The Travel Channel

Celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain jumps ship from the Travel Channel to CNN this fall.

The author and TV personality, best known for his series "Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations" on Travel and his willingness to travel anywhere for good food – even into war zones – will have his own show on the cable news network’s 2013 lineup.

In the new series he will be "Examining the world through the prism of Tony's unique expertise and passions continues CNN's long-standing commitment to international reporting and to promoting global understanding," said Mark Whitaker, worldwide executive vice president and managing editor of the cable network.

The show for CNN will be produced by Zero Point Production, the same studio that produced Travel's "No Reservations."

Bourdain's deal with the network also calls for him to appear as a contributor on other CNN shows after his show launches early next year but no word which shows.

"I'm really looking forward to coming over to CNN," said Bourdain, according to thewrap.com. "I think the world is going to get a whole lot bigger for me. I hope that old fans and new ones will be excited about what’s coming down the road."

The new series, which will encore on Saturday nights on cable 41, is being produced to help CNN broaden its viewership base. Earlier in May, it posted its lowest-rated week in primetime in its 20-year history.

In the clip below, "Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations" travels to Vietnam.

http://comeandgovietnam.com/blog/tag/anthony-bourdain



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Rita Sherrow grew up with TV. Yes, it was the ever-present “sister” from another techno mother. At first look, it was instant "Like." From then on, the TV had to be on in every room while she studied, elementary school through college. An Air Force brat, she attended school in three states (Oklahoma, Montana and Georgia) and two foreign countries (Germany and Bermuda) and graduated from Broken Arrow High School and the University of Tulsa with a degree in journalism/advertising. She first interned in the advertising world but, when a J-School professor (who also covered politics for the Tulsa World) offered her an internship at the newspaper, she took him up on it. The rest is history. She has served as bridal editor, senior features writer for the women’s section, food editor and is television editor of the Tulsa World. In addition to writing about TV shows and interviewing the stars for “Scene” stories, she also writes a TV column for Weekend and produces the Sunday TV World listings magazine.

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