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'Tis a shame. Regardless of whether you agreed with his politics, the man was likeable and engaging with the people he interviewed. Much better than Larry King, I'd say.
CNN was groundbreaking in 1980... It was raw, reliable, unbiased, and they had an obvious mission to get the story first and fast and right.
Fast forward to 2014... why does CNN exist?
Piers Morgan has been a disaster, because he has tried to make far too many shows about what Piers Morgan thinks rather than exploring the views of his guest.
Anderson Cooper is likable, and can be funny, and given that he doesn't make my skin crawl is a clear step up from Morgan.