Anchor Amara Walker announced on Thursday that she is leaving CNN to “seize on this moment of change in our industry.” The Emmy winner and host of CNN This Morning Weekend told Deadline that she is taking “a hiatus from TV news” after more than a decade on air.

EXCLUSIVE: Amara Walker, co-anchor of CNN This Morning Weekend, is departing the network after more than a decade.

Walker first joined CNN in 2013 as an as anchor for CNN International, where she distinguished herself as one of the lead breaking news anchors having covered a number of live maj

Throughout her time at CNN, Amara Walker played a significant role in also anchoring CNN Newsroom on both CNN Max and CNN International. She was also a key figure in the network's