As part of an on-going staff reduction that has resulted in a number of buyouts and layoffs, CNN has announced the following exits and cancellations. Susan Grant, executive vice president of news services, will depart in the coming weeks. In total, she has served nearly 30 years with the network in various sales and marketing positions, and was its first director of public relations in 1980. Additionally, CNN Money, Sanjay Gupta MD, Rachel Nichols: Unguarded and Crossfire will cease prodution; their respective hosts will remain with CNN in different roles that have yet to be announced. Lastly, popular host Jane Velez-Mitchell has parted ways with sister-network HLN, and her self-titled program has gone off the air.
