Chris Wallace Announces Departure from CNN After 3 Years: 'Excited and Liberated'

Mar. 15, 2025

Chris Wallace is exiting CNN later this year.Photo:CNN

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Chris Wallaceis leaving CNN.

The seasoned broadcast journalist, 77, toldThe Daily Beaston Nov. 11 that he is leaving CNN at the conclusion of his three-year contract, which he signed in December 2021. His final appearance on the network will air later this year.

While Wallace plans on potentially joining an independent platform in the streaming or podcast space, he admitted he’s still unsure where he may land.

Chris Wallace in New York City in May 2022.Kevin Mazur/Getty

Kevin Mazur/Getty

“Not knowing is part of the challenge,” he explained. “I‘m waiting to see what comes over the transom. It might be something that I haven’t thought of at all.”

CNN did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.

Wallace, who currently anchorsThe Chris Wallace Showon CNN and hostsWho’s Talking to Chris Wallace?on Max, joined CNN in 2021 following 18 years at Fox News, where he anchoredFox News Sunday.

“I’m ready for a new adventure, and I hope you’ll check it out,” he saidwhile signing offonFox News Sundayin December 2021, adding, “So, for the last time, dear friends, that’s it for today. Have a great week. And I hope you’ll keep watchingFox News Sunday.”

Chris Wallace moderating the third U.S. presidential debate in Las Vegas, Nevada in October 2016.Joe Raedle/Getty Images

In June 2020, Wallace released the bestselling history bookCountdown 1945(subtitled “The Extraordinary Story of the Atomic Bomb and the 116 Days That Changed the World”),a widely-acclaimed exploration of former President Harry Truman’s order to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan.

“I actually think the whole story has a lot of echoes of what we’re going through now,” Wallacetold PEOPLEin June 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, adding, “I think the decision to use the bomb speaks to the kind of uncertainty that we know now.”

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Wallace emphasized during his interview with theDaily Beastthat his potential move away from broadcast journalism towards streaming or podcasting wasn’t a criticism of his current employer.

“I have nothing but positive things to say,” he said. “CNN has been very good to me.”

source: people.com