Just a week into CNN president Jeff Zucker’s tenure, the network’s managing editor and a number of prominent on-air contributors are on their way out.Longtime Democratic strategist James Carville and his wife Mary Matalin are leaving CNN, Carville told TPM Tuesday. The network decided it wanted its contributors to be more available to do live shots, Carville said. He and Matalin live in New Orleans. He added that CNN is interested in exploring panel-based programming, similar to Fox News’ “The Five.” But Carville described the split as amicable. “They wanted to change the look. It makes a lot of sense to me,” said Carville, adding that he “loved” the time he spent at CNN and wishes the network well under Zucker. Before becoming political contributors, Carville and Matalin had prominent roles on the now-defunct CNN program “Crossfire.”
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