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Ari Shapiro Joins CNN as Contributor

Subscribe to CNN Press Room Email Updates Shapiro to Co-Host New Video Podcast Engagement Party Alongside Audie Cornish WASHINGTON, D.C. – April 15, 2026 – Ari Shapiro has joined CNN as a contributor, the network announced today. Shapiro will bring his distinctive voice and signature wit to CNN’s on-air and digital programming, and will co-host a new video podcast titled Engagement Party alongside longtime colleague and friend, CNN Anchor and Analyst Audie Cornish. On Engagement Party, Cornish and Shapiro will share the culture and ideas they’re engaging with – and why they’re obsessed. The show will take a savvy look at the moments and trends driving conversations online and beyond. Engagement Party will premiere on Friday, May 22 and will be available on CNN’s streaming service and wherever you get your podcasts. Shapiro is an award-winning journalist who spent 25 years at NPR, including a decade as host of the evening news program All Things Considered and the podcast Consider This. Before becoming a host in 2015, he was NPR’s international correspondent based in London. Shapiro took on that role after four years as White House Correspondent during the Obama presidency. He also

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An anti-press president is coming to a pro-press dinner. What could go wrong?

Donald Trump attending the White House correspondents’ dinner could be awkward – and lead to blowback Last year, after the Trump White House cut off access for the Associated Press because the news organization refused to use the name Gulf…

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An anti-press president is coming to a pro-press dinner. What could go wrong?

Donald Trump attending the White House correspondents’ dinner could be awkward – and lead to blowback Last year, after the Trump White House cut off access for the Associated Press because the news organization refused…

Read original at The Guardian →
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“The Best of Larry King Live” Now Streaming in the CNN App

Subscribe to CNN Press Room Email Updates NEW YORK, NY – (April 17, 2026) – CNN today announced the launch of The Best of Larry King Live, a curated collection of unforgettable interviews drawn from the CNN archives,…

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Ari Shapiro Joins CNN as Contributor

Subscribe to CNN Press Room Email Updates Shapiro to Co-Host New Video Podcast Engagement Party Alongside Audie Cornish WASHINGTON, D.C. – April 15, 2026 – Ari Shapiro has joined CNN as a contributor, the network…

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Donald Trump attending the White House correspondents’ dinner could be awkward – and lead to blowback Last year, after the Trump White House cut off access for the Associated Press because the news organization refused to use the name Gulf…

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Subscribe to CNN Press Room Email Updates NEW YORK, NY – (April 17, 2026) – CNN today announced the launch of The Best of Larry King Live, a curated collection of unforgettable interviews drawn from the CNN archives, now streaming…

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Subscribe to CNN Press Room Email Updates Shapiro to Co-Host New Video Podcast Engagement Party Alongside Audie Cornish WASHINGTON, D.C. – April 15, 2026 – Ari Shapiro has joined CNN as a contributor, the network announced today. Shapiro…

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