Erin Burnett made her morning-show debut yesterday on CNN with Chris Cuomo for Pope Benedict XVI’s last day on the job. But it doesn’t mean she’s going to end up there permanently, sources tell The Post’s Michael Shain. It seems Burnett is digging in her high heels and refusing the new morning assignment. She has a clause in her contract that requires CNN to air her show in prime time. If new boss Jeff Zucker wants her to get up at 4 a.m., Erin is demanding a sizable chunk of cash — more than her $2.5 million salary — to buy her out of the prime-time clause. Insiders say Zucker believes she should be grateful she’s being offered a marquee job and he has started to look elsewhere for an anchor to partner with Cuomo. Burnett is telling her staff she doesn’t want to go to the morning. “What she means is she doesn’t want to go at the old price,” sniffed a source.
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What???? 2.5 million. She is not that great in my opinion. I
ReplyDeleteEveryone wants more money.The other day I read where the guy who hosts the show with Kelly Rippa wants more money.He wants what she gets and she has been doing the show for many years.Erin better watch her step.
ReplyDeleteNever heard/seen her! She could be on Gore-Zeera TV for all I know.
ReplyDeleteShe's a local girl from Mardela Springs.
ReplyDeleteYes, she is local, but she is also very intelligent and well worth what she is asking for. If she was a man, we would not even be having this conversation. Lets just move on and let her deal with this in her on her own.
ReplyDeleteShe was great while on CNBC. Local gal who made good.
ReplyDeleteShe's done good.You have to move from this place if your going to make it in life.This is a place where you retie and die.
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