Amanpour
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Amanpour was a news program hosted by Christiane Amanpour
. It last aired on April 30, 2010 as Ms Amanpour resigned her position as CNN's chief international correspondent to work for rival network ABC's
This Week
. The show featured interviews with top news makers on current events. The program aired on CNN International at 2100 CET/2000 GMT, with a second airing for Asian audiences the following day at 2000 (summer) / 2100 (winter) HKT, and on Sundays at 2:00pm EST on CNN domestic
in the U.S. Amanpour aired live Monday through Friday in New York City. The Saturday and Sunday editions were a one hour compilation of the program, taped Fridays, with the exception of breaking news.
Oftentimes the "P.S." featured part of the program's "GlobalDispatch" series where Amanpour plays a short film or a clip from a documentary or feature film.
When Amanpour was reporting in the field, she anchored the entire program remotely.
, Jacob Zuma
, Queena Rania, Son of Hamas author Mosab Hassan Yousef
, Isaeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak
, a rare joint interview with Sec. of State Hillary Clinton and Sec. of Defense Bob Gates, an unprecedented joint interview with the U.N. Ambassadors to India, Afghanistan and Pakistan, Mohamed ElBaradei, Hans Blix
, NATO Secretary General Rasmussen, Gen. McChrystal, the first-ever joint interview with media power couple Tina Brown and Harry Evans, Gen. David Petraeus
, and the then Vice President
, now President of Nigeria
, Goodluck Jonathan
.
in January 2010, Amanpour interviewed the Haitian Prime Minister Jean-Max Bellerive
and President
, both sharing one microphone and an earpiece with Ms. Amanpour fluently switching between French and English.
On October 30, 2009 via Twitter, Amanpour was the first reporter in the world to report that Afghan Presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah
was withdrawing from the elections.
On the January 10, 2010 edition of the program, Israeli opposition leader and former Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni
told Amanpour that she was willing to face arrest over a UK warrant. When Amanpour questioned her, Livni cut her off and said, "For me, this is not a question."
, Campbell Brown
and American Morning
record their programs, although it was reconfigured and featured black, red and teal colors.
On March 18, 2010, Amanpour announced that she would leave CNN to become host of This Week
on ABC
in August 2010. On April 20, 2010, Christianne Amanpour appeared for the last time on CNN International and CNN U.S. on her program.
Christiane Amanpour
Christiane Amanpour, CBE is anchor of ABC News's This Week and formerly chief international correspondent at CNN, where she worked for 27 years. She is a Board Member at the IWMF .-Early years:...
. It last aired on April 30, 2010 as Ms Amanpour resigned her position as CNN's chief international correspondent to work for rival network ABC's
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
This Week
This Week (ABC TV series)
This Week is ABC's Sunday morning political affairs program.The Sunday morning talk show has aired on Sunday mornings on ABC since 1981; the program is initially aired at 9:00 AM ET, although many stations air the program later, especially those in other time zones...
. The show featured interviews with top news makers on current events. The program aired on CNN International at 2100 CET/2000 GMT, with a second airing for Asian audiences the following day at 2000 (summer) / 2100 (winter) HKT, and on Sundays at 2:00pm EST on CNN domestic
CNN
Cable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States...
in the U.S. Amanpour aired live Monday through Friday in New York City. The Saturday and Sunday editions were a one hour compilation of the program, taped Fridays, with the exception of breaking news.
Format
The weekday program had three segments. The first was typically with a high profile news maker or politician. The second segment was with an analyst who dissected what the previous guest just told Amanpour. The final segment was called the "P.S.," or post script, which was a short look at a story not covered in the mainstream press.Oftentimes the "P.S." featured part of the program's "GlobalDispatch" series where Amanpour plays a short film or a clip from a documentary or feature film.
When Amanpour was reporting in the field, she anchored the entire program remotely.
Interviews
The show featured a number of high profile interviews, including Robert MugabeRobert Mugabe
Robert Gabriel Mugabe is the President of Zimbabwe. As one of the leaders of the liberation movement against white-minority rule, he was elected into power in 1980...
, Jacob Zuma
Jacob Zuma
Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma is the President of South Africa, elected by parliament following his party's victory in the 2009 general election....
, Queena Rania, Son of Hamas author Mosab Hassan Yousef
Mosab Hassan Yousef
Mosab Hassan Yousef is a Palestinian and son of a Hamas founder and leader Sheikh Hassan Yousef. From 1997 to 2007, he worked undercover for Israel's internal security service Shin Bet, which considered him its most valuable source within the Hamas leadership....
, Isaeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak
Ehud Barak
Ehud Barak is an Israeli politician who served as Prime Minister from 1999 until 2001. He was leader of the Labor Party until January 2011 and holds the posts of Minister of Defense and Deputy Prime Minister in Binyamin Netanyahu's government....
, a rare joint interview with Sec. of State Hillary Clinton and Sec. of Defense Bob Gates, an unprecedented joint interview with the U.N. Ambassadors to India, Afghanistan and Pakistan, Mohamed ElBaradei, Hans Blix
Hans Blix
is a Swedish diplomat and politician for the Liberal People's Party. He was Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs . Blix was also the head of the United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission from March 2000 to June 2003, when he was succeeded by Dimitris Perrikos...
, NATO Secretary General Rasmussen, Gen. McChrystal, the first-ever joint interview with media power couple Tina Brown and Harry Evans, Gen. David Petraeus
David Petraeus
David Howell Petraeus is the current Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, sworn in on September 6, 2011. Prior to his assuming the directorship of the CIA, Petraeus was a four-star general serving over 37 years in the United States Army. His last assignments in the Army were as commander...
, and the then Vice President
Vice President of Nigeria
The Vice President of Nigeria is the second-in-command to the President of Nigeria in the Government of Nigeria. Officially styled Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.The Vice President is elected alongside the President in national elections...
, now President of Nigeria
President of Nigeria
The President of Nigeria is the Head of State and head of the national executive. Officially styled President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and Commander-in-Chief of the Nigerian Armed Forces. The current President of Nigeria is Goodluck Jonathan.-History:On October 1, 1960, Nigeria gained...
, Goodluck Jonathan
Goodluck Jonathan
Goodluck Ebele Azikiwe Jonathan, GCFR, BNER, GCON is the 14th Head of State and current President of Nigeria.He was Governor of Bayelsa State from 9 December 2005 to 28 May 2007, and was sworn in as Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on 29 May 2007. Jonathan is a member of the...
.
Notable moments from the show
In the afternath of the Haiti earthquake2010 Haiti earthquake
The 2010 Haiti earthquake was a catastrophic magnitude 7.0 Mw earthquake, with an epicentre near the town of Léogâne, approximately west of Port-au-Prince, Haiti's capital. The earthquake occurred at 16:53 local time on Tuesday, 12 January 2010.By 24 January, at least 52 aftershocks...
in January 2010, Amanpour interviewed the Haitian Prime Minister Jean-Max Bellerive
Jean-Max Bellerive
Jean-Max Bellerive is a Haitian politician and outgoing Prime Minister of Haiti. He resigned on 14 May 2011.-Personal life:Bellerive was born in Port-au-Prince in 1958. As the son of a prominent doctor, he left Haiti at a very young age to study in Switzerland, France, and Belgium...
and President
President of Haiti
The President of the Republic of Haiti is the head of state of Haiti. Executive power in Haiti is divided between the president and the government headed by the Prime Minister of Haiti...
, both sharing one microphone and an earpiece with Ms. Amanpour fluently switching between French and English.
On October 30, 2009 via Twitter, Amanpour was the first reporter in the world to report that Afghan Presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah
Abdullah Abdullah
Abdullah Abdullah is an Afghan politician and a doctor of medicine. He was an adviser and friend to Ahmad Shah Massoud, legendary anti-Taliban leader and commander known as the "Lion of Panjshir". After the fall of the Taliban regime, Dr. Abdullah served as Afghanistan's Foreign Minister from 2001...
was withdrawing from the elections.
On the January 10, 2010 edition of the program, Israeli opposition leader and former Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni
Tzipi Livni
Tzipporah Malkah "Tzipi" Livni is an Israeli lawyer and politician. She is the current Israeli Opposition Leader and leader of Kadima, the largest party in the Knesset. Raised an ardent nationalist, Livni has become one of her nation's leading voices for the two-state solution. In Israel she has...
told Amanpour that she was willing to face arrest over a UK warrant. When Amanpour questioned her, Livni cut her off and said, "For me, this is not a question."
Production
The studio was the same set on which Anderson CooperAnderson Cooper
Anderson Hays Cooper is an American journalist, author, and television personality. He is the primary anchor of the CNN news show Anderson Cooper 360°. The program is normally broadcast live from a New York City studio; however, Cooper often broadcasts live on location for breaking news stories...
, Campbell Brown
Campbell Brown
Campbell Brown is an American television news reporter and anchor. She previously hosted an eponymous primetime show on CNN and was formerly co-anchor of NBC's Weekend Today...
and American Morning
American Morning
American Morning is the morning television show on CNN. It premiered in 2001.-About the show:American Morning is hosted by Ashleigh Banfield, Zoraida Sambolin & Soledad O'Brien. Others who appear regularly are Rob Marciano with the weather, Sunny Hostin on legal news, and CNN senior medical...
record their programs, although it was reconfigured and featured black, red and teal colors.
On March 18, 2010, Amanpour announced that she would leave CNN to become host of This Week
This Week (ABC TV series)
This Week is ABC's Sunday morning political affairs program.The Sunday morning talk show has aired on Sunday mornings on ABC since 1981; the program is initially aired at 9:00 AM ET, although many stations air the program later, especially those in other time zones...
on ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
in August 2010. On April 20, 2010, Christianne Amanpour appeared for the last time on CNN International and CNN U.S. on her program.