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Montauk6

(9,025 posts)
Thu Apr 17, 2025, 10:14 PM Apr 17

LOL!!! I only share this because I almost did a spit take with my coffee when I saw this on the MSN feed

Jim Acosta Signs With WME (EXCLUSIVE)

Jim Acosta, a former chief White House correspondent and anchor for CNN, has signed with WME for representation.

Acosta joined CNN in 2007 after beginning his career in local radio and television and with CBS News, where he covered issues including the 2004 presidential election, the Iraq Qar and Hurricane Katrina. He covered Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton's campaigns for the 2008 presidential election at the beginning of his time at CNN before becoming a national political correspondent and covering Mitt Romney's 2012 presidential campaign. He was promoted to senior White House correspondent during Obama's second term as president, then became chief White House correspondent in 2018, during Donald Trump's first term as president.

Acosta left CNN in January of this year, and has since pivoted to doing independent journalism on Substack, where he has more than 300,000 subscribers, more than 10,000 of which are paid. There, he does daily live broadcasts, having featured guests including Pete Buttigieg and Leader Hakeem Jeffries. On Tuesday, he hosted his first in-person event, a town hall featuring Don Lemon and Michael Cohen.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/jim-acosta-signs-with-wme-exclusive/ar-AA1D84jM?ocid=BingNewsVerp

(So, I was like... what, is Jim going to host "Monday Night RAW"???)
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LOL!!! I only share this because I almost did a spit take with my coffee when I saw this on the MSN feed (Original Post) Montauk6 Apr 17 OP
thanks...interesting stuff stillcool Apr 17 #1
Am I missing something? He signed with a talent agency. rsdsharp Apr 17 #2
Sorry, redsharp, I didn't explain myself well... Montauk6 Apr 18 #4
Ah. Thanks for explaining. rsdsharp Apr 18 #5
Good for him. If Rachel's with them, they're good. Joinfortmill Apr 17 #3

stillcool

(33,677 posts)
1. thanks...interesting stuff
Thu Apr 17, 2025, 10:25 PM
Apr 17

I see Chris Matthews is making a come-back on substack. It's been like 25 years since Hardball? That's crazy.

rsdsharp

(10,687 posts)
2. Am I missing something? He signed with a talent agency.
Thu Apr 17, 2025, 10:34 PM
Apr 17

Every name in TV news has an agent.

Montauk6

(9,025 posts)
4. Sorry, redsharp, I didn't explain myself well...
Fri Apr 18, 2025, 09:57 AM
Apr 18

You may not use MS Edge as your browser but, if you do, and MSN is your home page; you know how the headlines sorta zoom to the left? Well when I saw the headline zoom by, I THOUGHT it said, "Jim Acosta Signs With WWE."

spit take.......

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