On July 26, 2022, Cuomo disclosed that he would be hosting a brand-new primetime program on the channel owned by Nexstar Media Group.
Cuomo, a new show, debuted on October 3, 2022. Cuomo said during the show's debut that he had "learned lessons good and bad" since being fired from CNN, that his new show would not be "typical," and that it would aim to be more impartial and less partisan in its comments and content, claiming that "extremes are not America’s majority" and "in politics, what you ignore often empowers, and the right has made a mistake in its silence for too long." “Your Republican leaders know this."
Christopher Cuomo, a television journalist and NewsNation anchor based in New York City, was born on August 9, 1970. He previously held the positions of news anchor for Good Morning America from 2006 to 2009, chief law and justice correspondent for ABC News, and co-anchor for ABC's 20/20.
He was also a news anchor for CNN, where he co-hosted its morning show, New Day, from 2013 to 2018, before joining Cuomo Prime Time in June 2018.
Chris Cuomo is the son of Mario Cuomo, the 52nd governor of New York from 1983 to 1994, and the brother of Andrew Cuomo, the 56th governor of New York from 2011 to 2021. Cuomo was placed on indefinite leave by CNN in November 2021 as a result of revelations that he had helped his brother defend his resignation against sexual harassment claims. CNN let him go the following month. Later, he became a member of Nexstar Media Group and hosted Cuomo for NewsNation.
Why was Chris Cuomo fired from CNN?
Early in 2020, while still recuperating from COVID-19, Chris Cuomo conducted a CNN interview with his brother, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo. Cuomo acknowledged his clear conflict of interest when he announced on his show in March 2021 that he could not discuss the allegations on the show in light of revelations of sexual harassment claims made against his brother.
After an internal investigation by a law firm, CNN fired Cuomo on December 4 and announced they would look into his "involvement with his brother's defense." Cuomo said that he never made an effort to influence how his own network covered the allegations against his brother.
In a September 2021 op-ed in the New York Times, Cuomo's former supervisor, Shelley Ross, accused him of sexual harassment. She stated she would "like to see him journalistically repent," but she refrained from calling for him to be dismissed from CNN. Cuomo acknowledged the occurrence and said it was "not sexual in nature." "I apologized to her then, and I meant it," he claimed.
Another former colleague of Cuomo's attorney, Debra Katz, informed CNN in December 2021 that her client had accused Cuomo of sexual assault. The woman said that after she declined Cuomo's demands for sexual favors while having lunch at his office, Cuomo assaulted her. Katz later asserted that Cuomo's dismissal was prompted by this accusation.
What consequences followed Chris Cuomo's dismissal?
Cuomo made the announcement that he would be departing his SiriusXM show on December 6, 2021. The same day, it was revealed that Cuomo had threatened to sue CNN for the remaining $18 million of his contract after learning that network chief Jeff Zucker was aware of the specifics of Cuomo's involvement with his brother's defense.
In a following online conference with staff, Zucker asserted that he had disciplined Cuomo in May, despite his denials to the contrary. "Chris had gone further than he had told me and told other members of our senior executive team."
Harper Collins said on December 7, 2021, that it would not be releasing Cuomo's book, which was initially titled "Deep Denial," in the fall of 2022. The book was to be a critique of Donald Trump's presidency and the COVID-19 pandemic.
Cuomo filed an arbitration demand on March 16, 2022, seeking $125 million in damages from Turner Services and CNN America. According to the complaint, Cuomo's "journalistic credibility" was "unjustifiably smeared," making it impossible to locate similar work. He was trying to get back the money he had lost in future income and salary because of his bad reputation.
How was Chris Cuomo’s early career?
Early in his media career, Cuomo appeared on CNBC, MSNBC, and CNN to discuss social and political topics. He covered a wide range of stories with a concentration on contentious social issues for Fox News and Fox Broadcast Network's Fox Files as a journalist and political policy commentator.
When asked on his show if he ought to be regarded as a journalist, Cuomo responded, "I don't know how that's relevant; I don't care what they classify me as; I'm not forwarding my agenda; that's not my thing; my opinion is irrelevant." Fox News CEO Roger Ailes described Cuomo as "fearless" when he hired him for Fox Files.
His one-year investigation into heroin addiction for ABC and as co-anchor of 20/20 revealed how severely it was affecting suburban families. His other writing has covered topics like child custody, bullying, and homeless teenagers, in addition to the Haiti earthquake. His undercover investigation of for-profit school recruiters led to changes in policy, including a clean-up of the entire sector.
He served as "Good Morning America's" news anchor from September 2006 to December 2009. In addition to covering breaking news both domestically and abroad, he served as the lead reporter on numerous assignments in ten different nations. He frequently placed reporters in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Iraq to cover the war on terrorism.
He covered the shootings at Virginia Tech, Fort Hood in 2009, and Amish schools in Pennsylvania while he was in the country. In August 2007, he broadcast live coverage of the Sago Mine collapse, Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, and the collapse of the Minneapolis bridge.
He ran "Cuomo on the Case," a website, and the weekly digital shows “The Real Deal” and "Focus on Faith" while he was employed by ABC. Father Edward Beck and he both appeared on ABC News Now, the network's 24-hour digital channel.
FAQs
Q. What is Chris Cuomo doing currently?
A. The award-winning broadcast journalist and attorney Chris Cuomo will be joining NewsNation's prime-time lineup this fall as the host of his own show, the network said on July 26, 2022.
Q. Is Chris Cuomo married?
A. Cuomo wed Cristina Greeven, the editor of Gotham magazine, in a Roman Catholic ceremony in Southampton, New York, in 2001.
Q. What is the net worth of Chris Cuomo?
A. The net worth of Chris Cuomo is estimated to be $12 million, as of 2023.
Q. Which Cuomo was accused with sexual assault allegation?
A. First Andrew, the governor of New York, and then Chris, a journalist, were both accused of sexual assault.
