To say Mark Thompson’s time at CNN has been anything but eventful would be an understatement. He has presided over several interesting moments and endeavors and admits there are still things to work on.

In a conversation with the Financial Times, Thompson said “There are plenty of things we have to fix at CNN,” as the network sits in third place behind competitors Fox News and MSNBC.

Mark Thompson was tabbed by Warner Bros. Discovery to lead the network forward after resurrecting The New York Times with a digital focus, something he hopes to implement at CNN.

“The idea that there might be digital subscription is a serious possibility,” Thompson said of CNN’s potential future, adding “I think it’s quite likely that we’ll end up there.”

While many view the success of Fox News, MSNBC, and even the up-start Newsmax as challengers for CNN, Mark Thompson pointed to a different challenge as the biggest threat to the survival and success of the network.

“Do we want to get more competitive in cable TV and by strengthening our schedules? Yes, we do,” he said. “But the rate at which people have been and probably will continue to cut the cord and not look at cable TV at all is a far, far greater strategic threat than the finer points of competition between individual cable channels.”

On April 17th, 1989, the Consumer News and Business Channel signed on the air. Today, CNBC is marking its 35th anniversary.

The business news channel is celebrating its long cable news history today. A montage of highlights from the “biggest moments” was published in a video to X.

The outlet’s roots trace back to the Satellite Program Network which debuted in 1989, before later changing its name to Tempo Television. NBC decided to launch the business venture in 1989 in a 50/50 partnership alongside Cablevision with a headquarters located in Fort Lee, New Jersey.

After struggling to get carriage throughout the country, the network purchased the Financial News Network, which had more than double the reach of CNBC in 1991 after FNN filed for Bankruptcy.

At the time of the purchase, CNBC hired roughly 60 of the 300 FNN employees, including Joe Kernen, who still helms the channel’s popular Squawk Box morning show.

What started as a U.S. operation has grown to several different divisions as CNBC holds branches in both Europe and Asia, and also has other international affiliates.

NPR CEO Katherine Maher has come under fire for past social media posts that show insight into her liberal political beliefs. Fox News host Jesse Watters believes that makes her the perfect candidate to run the public broadcaster.

While discussing the recent scuttlebutt from NPR employees and their responses to an op-ed from colleague Uri Berliner that claimed the network has a decidedly liberal bias, Watters pointed out that Maher fits right in as the chief executive of the organization.

“What do we know about this new NPR CEO Catherine Maher? She’s got the perfect resume. In 2016, she criticized Hillary (Clinton) for not being woke enough. In 2018, she declared that (Donald) Trump’s a racist. And she did it again in 2020,” said Watters.

“During the summer of love, she called all white people racist, and then kept the year off showing how excited she was to vote for Biden. That’s who NPR hired. You see, not only is she an avid lib, she’s a liar. She gave a whole TED Talk about working for Wikipedia and talked about how important different perspectives are.”

After playing a clip of Maher’s conversation about the importance of differing opinions and noting that debates make better ideas, Watters argued Maher doesn’t practice what she preaches.

“Berliner claims NPR newsroom had a ratio of 87 Democrats to zero Republicans. Doesn’t sound like much debate’s going on there,” the Jesse Watters Primetime host said.

Katherine Maher joined NPR as its new CEO in January after the retirement of John Lansing, after previously serving as the CEO of Web Summit and as the CEO of Wikimedia Foundation.