HLN (TV channel)

"Headline News" redirects here. For the song by "Weird Al" Yankovic, see Headline News (song).

"HNN" redirects here. For History News Network, based at George Mason University, see History News Network.

HLN
Launched	January 1, 1982
Owned by	Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. (A Time Warner Company)
Picture format	480i (SDTV) (16:9 letterbox) 1080i (HDTV)
Slogan	News and Views
Country	United States
Language	English
Broadcast area	United States, Canada, Latin America, The Caribbean, Asia, Australia (some hotels only)
Headquarters	CNN Center, Atlanta, Georgia
Formerly called	CNN2 (January 1982-January 1983) Headline News/CNN Headline News (January 1983-June 17, 2007)
Sister channel(s)	CNN CNN-IBN CNN Airport Network CNN Arabic CNN en Español CNN International CNN Chile CNN Türk n-tv TNT Turner Classic Movies Cartoon Network Boomerang TruTV TBS CNNj
Website	HLN
Availability
Terrestrial
Audio via some radio stations	Check local listings
Satellite
DirecTV	Channel 204
Dish Network	Channel 202 (SD/HD)
Cable
Available on most U.S. cable systems	Check local listings
In-House (Washington)	Channel 23
StarHub TV (Singapore)	Channel 712
SkyCable (Philippines)	Channel 110
Cablelink (Philippines)	Channel 19
Verizon FiOS	Channel 101
Satellite radio
Sirius	Channel 116
XM	Channel 123
IPTV
AT&T U-verse	Channel 203 (SD) 1203 (HD)
Bell Fibe TV (Canada)	Channel 508 (1508 in HD)

HLN, formerly known as CNN Headline News and CNN2, is a cable television news channel based in the United States and a spinoff of the cable news television channel, CNN. Initially airing tightly-formatted 30-minute newscasts around the clock, since 2005, the channel has increasingly aired long-form pop culture news and opinion programming. Since the mid-2000s, HLN has been available internationally on cable and satellite to viewers in parts of Asia, the Caribbean and South America.

History

Launch

Initially broadcast as CNN2 on January 1, 1982, the channel was renamed one year later to CNN Headline News. The use of "CNN" in the title of the channel has been intermittent throughout the channel's broadcast years.

The channel's programming focused around the idea that a viewer could tune in at any time and, in just 30 minutes, receive the most popular national and international stories, in addition to feature reports.^{[citation needed]} The format, known as the Headline News Wheel, featured "Dollars and Sense" personal finance reports at 15 and 45 minutes past each hour, Headline Sports at 20 and 50 minutes, lifestyle reports at 25 and 55 minutes past each hour, and general news during the top (:00) and bottom (:30) of the hour. The :25/:55 lifestyle segment was designed for purposeful local pre-emption by a local cable provider to air a local headline capsule reported by their associated regional cable news channel or local television station. Another regular feature was the "Hollywood Minute" which was often fitted in after the Headline Sports segment. In the channel's early years, a two-minute recap of the hour's top stories, the CNN Headlines, would run after the sports segment.

Its longest-serving news anchor was Chuck Roberts, who retired on July 30, 2010, after a 28-year career with the network. During its first year, Headline News had a competitor in the form of Group W's Satellite News Channel, which lasted from June 21, 1982, until October 27, 1983. SNC's satellite slot was then purchased by Ted Turner to launch Headline News into further additional homes.

Jon Petrovich was hired in the mid-1980s by Turner to lead Headline News. In 1990, Headline News developed Local Edition, a six minute-long local newscast, whose content produced by a local broadcast station in the participating market, airing at the end of each half-hour of Headline News' rolling news block.

Nearly a victim of a hoax

On January 8, 1992, Headline News was almost the victim of a hoax. When President Bush fainted at a state dinner in Tokyo, a caller claiming to be the president's physician called and claimed that Bush had died. At 9:45 a.m., anchorman Don Harrison prepared to break the story, stating "This just in to CNN Headline News, and we say right off the bat, we have not confirmed this through any other sources..." Executive Producer Roger Bahre, off camera, said, "No. Stop." After glancing away momentarily, Harrison continued, "We are now getting a correction. We will not give you that story. It was regarding some rather tragic news involving President Bush, but updating that story, President Bush is reported to be resting comfortably.". The perpetrator turned out to be an Idaho man who was later hospitalized at a private mental facility.

Jukebox effect

In the late 1990s, Headline News pioneered using a digital video jukebox to recycle segments of one newscast seamlessly into another newscast. The new technology led towards the channel needing less staff due to the ability to use segments throughout an entire day (it replaced the former method of having anchors read the same stories repeatedly hour after hour, with the second 15 minutes of each half hour in the wheel being on videotape every third and fourth hour). During this period, the channel laid off part of its staff, including such stalwart anchors as Lyn Vaughn, David Goodnow and Bob Losure, all of whom had been with Headline News for over 10 years.

A new look

Before the September 11, 2001 attacks, the channel became noted for its distinct "screen" starting in August 2001, in which the news anchor (or news footage) appears in a sort of visual "window" surrounded by constantly changing text, such as breaking news, sports scores, stock market reports, and weather updates.

Format changes

Due to the growing competition from the Fox News Channel and MSNBC, Time Warner revamped CNN Headline News in 2003 towards a more flexible format, featuring live reports and two anchors hosting the channel's rolling news coverage.

Headline Prime title card

In 2005 the channel dramatically scaled back the amount of on-screen information following much scrutiny and lampooning of the format, such as USA Today calling the screen a "jumbled mess." The new look would consist of a yellow bar, which featured sports scores and stock quotes, in addition to a basic news ticker. The channel also began a shift away from their rolling news coverage throughout primetime to longer, personality-based programs, under the title Headline Prime in February of the same year.

The channel's new programs included Showbiz Tonight with A. J. Hammer and Karyn Bryant, a program focusing on the celebrity news of the day; an eponymous legal news and discussion program hosted by Nancy Grace; and a general national news program titled Prime News Tonight hosted by Mike Galanos. This eliminated the main difference between CNN Headline News and CNN during primetime, which had always broadcast a variety of news-related programs, such as documentaries and personality-based shows like Larry King Live.

Programming changes have also taken place, with the introduction of News To Me, a program featuring only user-generated content, in May, a daily broadcast of the previous evening's Larry King Live, in June, and a shift towards the channel's rolling news coverage being handled by a single anchor, deviating from the channel's traditional dual anchor format since 2003. The Larry King Live re-air has been replaced by a re-air of Showbiz Tonight from the previous evening (that in turn was dropped for an extension of "Morning Express").

1990s logo on a table in the food court at CNN Center

On December 15, 2008, in conjunction with CNN's own graphics changes, which resemble the graphics of its sister channel CNN International, Headline News replaced its news ticker with a "flipper" which features an RSS feed of the current headlines on CNN.com. The same day, the current HLN logo was introduced, initially alongside the channel's full name. Two days later, the "Headline News" name was removed from on-air use, and a new slogan, "News and Views", was introduced. The 'Headline News' name remains in use for on-screen copyright notices.^{[citation needed]}

2010s

On March 28, 2011, HLN switched its primary SD feed to a 16:9 letterbox format from 4:3. Both of HLN's standard-definition and high-definition feeds now carry the same 16:9 screen format; however, video footage broadcast in standard-definition on either feed is not pillarboxed (much like it is on parent channel CNN since its SD feed switched from 4:3 to 16:9 in January 2011), leaving black bars on the right and left sides of the screen, as well as on the top and bottom of the screen. HLN Saturday Night Mysteries, which features repurposed versions of sister channel TruTV's crime story programming, will however be broadcast in the 4:3 picture format on the HLN SD feed.

During the spring of 2011, HLN devoted a significant amount of the broadcast day to the Casey Anthony murder trial, dedicating multiple daily and primetime slots to live coverage of the proceedings followed by evening commentary. The saturation coverage of the trial led to increased ratings for the network, including a doubling in regular viewership during daytime hours and nearly triple that in primetime. HLN Executive Vice President Scot Safon called the trial "a gigantic deal" for the network. HLN also devoted a significant amount of time to the Dr. Conrad Murray trial during the fall of 2011.

On July 18, 2011, live news coverage from Headline News began to be available on mobile devices to subscribers of certain paid TV services.

On November 4, 2011, HLN launched its own website - hlntv.com. The parent network will continue to serve as the website's publisher but HLN will have full editorial control of what's on the site.

CNN Student News

CNN Student News is a student news program targeted for the classroom that runs from 4AM to 4:10AM eastern Monday to Friday as part of the cable industry's Cable in the Classroom inititave, as anchor Carl Azuz reports the day's news in a simplified format (stories with graphic imagery or adult themes are usually left out from this newscast). CNN Student News is also available as a free podcast on the CNN Student News website or on iTunes.

Transmission and reception

Due to the channel's tradition of rolling news coverage, HLN has become popular with people who may not have time to watch lengthy news reports, in addition to places where a high demand for "get to the point" news exists, such as airports, bars, and many other places.

Since its inception, Headline News has been syndicated to network television affiliates in the United States, mainly airing in overnight time periods as stations began to be encouraged to carry a full 24-hour schedule and not go off-the-air. Audio of the channel has also been simulcast on AM radio stations across the country via Westwood One. As of 2007, however, these affiliations are being phased out due to the format changes on the channel.

The audio feed is also carried on XM Satellite Radio channel 123, and Sirius Satellite Radio channel 116. Until the early 1990s, much of Headline News' output was simulcast on CNN International.

International

In the mid-2000s, the channel has been made available to some viewers outside the US, particularly in Asia and Latin America. While the international version's programme line-up is exactly the same as in the US, weather forecasts for Asian and Latin American cities are used as break fillers in lieu of commercials (see External Links section for a YouTube clip of this).

High definition

HLN HD is a 1080i high definition simulcast of HLN. It is available nationally on most cable and satellite providers, and in Canada on Bell TV (720p only).

Programming

HLN presents a variety of programming, providing rolling news coverage from the early morning through the late afternoon (Eastern Time), followed by subject-oriented programming during primetime hours.

Weekday schedule

ET	Program	Host(s)	Location	Description
6AM-12PM	Morning Express with Robin Meade	Robin Meade with Bob Van Dillen, Carlos Diaz, Jennifer Westhoven and Ryan Smith	CNN Center	Lead anchor Robin Meade, Meteorologist Bob Van Dillen, personal finance anchor Jennifer Westhoven, Sports anchor Carlos Diaz and correspondent Ryan Smith bring you a fast, personal and smart blend of all the news you want in the morning. We call it "News in the Fast Lane."
12PM-5PM	HLN News Now	Mike Galanos, Christi Paul, Susan Hendricks, Richelle Carey		News Now delivers the day's events live as they happen, uncovering the human side of the news.
5PM-6PM	HLN Special Report	Vinnie Politan		HLN Special Report host Vinnie Politan delivers unparalleled coverage and analysis of the most talked about stories of the day.
6PM-7PM	Prime News			Prime News host Vinnie Politan uses the day's most powerful headlines as a starting point for diverse perspectives and spirited debate. In each show, Politan challenges newsmakers and experts to help viewers gain a clearer understanding of the "right vs. wrong" conflict playing out across the country every day.
7PM-8PM	Jane Velez-Mitchell	Jane Velez-Mitchell	CNN Center	Jane Velez-Mitchell takes a stand on some of the most emotionally charged ISSUES of the day.
8PM-9PM	Nancy Grace	Nancy Grace	CNN Center	Nancy Grace is television's only justice themed/interview/debate show, designed for those interested in the breaking crime news of the day.
9PM-10PM	Dr. Drew	Dr. Drew Pinsky	Los Angeles	Dr. Drew Pinsky joins HLN with expertise as a practicing physician and specialist in addiction medicine. Dr. Drew helps people and makes a difference. Driven by current events, Dr. Drew on HLN focuses on the human - and human behavior - at the center of the story.
11PM-12AM	Showbiz Tonight	A.J. Hammer	New York	Hosted by A.J. Hammer in New York, Showbiz Tonight reports and debates the biggest, most talked about and most controversial celebrity entertainment news stories breaking every day.

Note:

• From 12AM-6AM, Dr. Drew (12AM/5AM), Nancy Grace (10PM/1AM), Showbiz Tonight (2AM/4:10AM) and Jane Velez-Mitchell (3AM) are replayed.

Weekend Programming

ET	Program	Host(s)	Description
6AM-7AM	Clark Howard	Clark Howard	Clark Howard helps you protect yourself against costly financial mistakes and potential scams. In addition to listener calls from his syndicated radio show, Clark helps HLN viewers in his "Money Coach" series and answers viewer e-mail. During these tough economic times, Clark wants to help you save more, spend less and avoid getting ripped off.
7AM-12PM	Weekend Express with Natasha Curry	Natasha Curry	Natasha Curry helps viewers jump-start their weekend with a fast-paced look at the day's essential news and buzz-worthy stories.
12PM-1PM	Clark Howard	Clark Howard	Clark Howard helps you protect yourself against costly financial mistakes and potential scams. In addition to listener calls from his syndicated radio show, Clark helps HLN viewers in his "Money Coach" series and answers viewer e-mail. During these tough economic times, Clark wants to help you save more, spend less and avoid getting ripped off.
1PM-3PM	HLN News	Natasha Curry	News Now delivers the day's events live as they happen, uncovering the human side of the news.
3PM-	Weekend Mysteries		Programming block dedicated to real-life justice stories.

Note:

• Body Of Evidence: From The Case Files Of Dayle Hinman is shown on Fridays at 4AM-5AM and on Saturdays at 3PM-4PM, 5PM-6PM, 7PM-8PM, 9PM-10PM, 11PM-12AM, 1AM-2AM & 4AM-5AM eastern.
• The Investigators is shown on Fridays at 3AM & 5AM and on Saturdays at 4PM, 6PM, 8PM, 10PM, 12AM, 2AM-4AM & 5AM eastern.
• Dominick Dunne: Power, Privilege and Justice is shown on Sundays at 3PM-5PM, 7PM-9PM, 11PM-1AM & 3AM-4AM eastern.
• Murder by the Book is shown on Sundays at 5PM-7PM, 9PM-11PM & 1AM-3AM eastern.
• On Monday Mornings (Late Sunday Nights), repeats of Showbiz Tonight (4:10AM) and Dr. Drew (5AM) are shown.

Sound logo

The channel's sonic logo, tag, audio mnemonic was produced by Musikvergnuegen and written by Walter Werzowa from the Austrian 1980s sampling band Edelweiss.

Anchors and reporters

• Robin Meade-HLN
• Bob Van Dillen-HLN
• Carlos Diaz-HLN
• Jennifer Westhoven-HLN
• Mike Galanos-HLN
• Susan Hendricks-HLNCnn
• Richelle Carey-HLN
• Christi Paul-HLN
• Jane Velez-Mitchell-HLN
• Nancy Grace-HLN
• Dr. Drew Pinsky-HLN
• A.J. Hammer-HLN
• Clark Howard-HLN
• Natasha Curry-HLN
• Joe Carter-HLN
• Bonnie Schneider-HLNCnn
• Ray D'Alessio-HLN
• Jeff Fischel-HLNCnn
• Holly Firfer-HLN
• Catherine Callaway-HLN
• Jim Spellman-HLN
• Shanon Cook-HLNCnn
• Kim Serafin-HLNCNN International
• Kelli Zink-HLN
• Sara Ganim-HLNCnn

Former anchors and reporters

Brooke Anderson-The Insider Angela Astore Rudi Bakhtiar-Director of Communications for the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, and serves as senior advisor at Voice of America Brooke Baldwin-Cnn Bobbie Battista-Onion News Network Glenn Beck-GBTV Joy Behar-ABC Gayle Bierman Laurie Bishop-NCR Russell Biven-WBIR-TV Michelle Bonner-ESPN Richard Brown Stan Case- Death Helen Casey Virginia Cha- KGTV-TV Sophia Choi-WSB-TV Brian Christie-retired Leesa Clark-retired

Adrianna Costa Dave Cotton-KHQ Kysa Daniels- is founder and president of Clarion Communications Alisha Davis-ABC News Denise Dillon-WAGA-TV Bud Elliott-KJWL Radio Marc Fein-KXAS Jeff Fischel-HLNCnn Sasha Foo-KUSI-TV Peter Ford-retired Patrice Formby Judy Fortin-NewsCertified Exchange Stephen Frazier-retired Ginger Geoffrey-WKBW Courtney George Lori Geary-WSBTV Sabrina Gibbons-wsbradio David Goodnow-retired

Gordon Graham-Florida's News Channel Dan Hackel-Visiting Assoc. Professor of Communications at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville Don Harrison-Death Pat Harvey-KCBS-TV Tom Haynes-WAGA-TV Kara Henderson-NFL Network Erica Hill Valerie Hoff-11 Alive John Huck-KVVU-TV Tracy Hutchins Jerome Jurenovich- FSN South and SportSouth Braves Micah Johnson Robin Johnson Mike Kavanaugh Kathleen Kennedy Cindy Klose-KWCH-DT Sachi Koto-Board of Directors | The Japan-America Society of Georgia Nicole Lapin Denise Leclair Loretta Lepore

Bob Losure-retired Richard Lui-MSNBC Pam Mason Miguel Marquez-Cnn Connie Mayberry Cami McCormick-CBS News Janice McDonald Dave Michaels Kris Osborn Steve Overmeyer Christina Park-WNYW Eric Phillips Jacque Reid Marilyn Ringo-retired Chuck Roberts-retired Thomas Roberts-MSNBC Lynne Russell Renay San Miguel-ost/Managing Editor at Spark360.tv Chief Content Officer at Splash Media Will Selva Larry Smith

Kate Snow-NBC NEWS Pat St. Claire Linda Stouffer-WSB TV Glen Summers Andrea Thompson Toria Tolley -americanprofil Patti Tripathi-retired Lyn Vaughn- Troy University's Dave Walker Gary Warner-retired Shelley Walcott -todaystmj4 Rafer Weigel-WLS-TV Jennie West Jim Wilkerson Jack Womack Van Earl Wright-Owner, President at Wright Stuff Productions Jay Young-Death Charles Zewe- Louisiana State University

Network slogans

• You're In Tune with the World (1981–1983)
• Anytime, All the Time (1983–1999)
• A Whole Day's News Every Half Hour (1994–1995)
• Bringing You the World for 15 Years, 30 Minutes at a Time (1997; for their 15th anniversary)
• 24 Hour Non-Stop Headlines (1999-2000)
• Get to the Point News/The Get to the Point News Network (2000–2002)
• Real News, Real Fast (2002–2008)
• News And Views (2008–present)

External links

• Headline News clips from the 1980's & 1990's on YouTube
• Official website
• Headline News idents & graphics from the 1980s & 1990s
• HLN filler for International viewers during US Commercial Breaks
• Headline News Online is a popular news aggregator news site collecting news mostly from the US but also from the world.