PBS Names Replacement for Charlie Rose

PBS is welcoming Christiane Amanpour, CNN's chief international correspondent, as an interim replacement for Charlie Rose, who was fired by both CBS and PBS last month after being accused of sexual harassment by multiple women. 

Amanpour on PBS—a repackaged version of the veteran journalist's show on CNN International—began airing on WNET, New York's PBS station, on Monday and will be rolled out to other stations starting next week, Politico reports.

 PBS is still working on another 30-minute public affairs program to fill the hour vacated by Rose, whose show had been on the network since 1991.

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