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Sharp Elbows In CNN Newsroom! 'Egomaniac' Erin Burnett Accused Of 'Shameless Self Promotion'

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Dec. 21 2012, Published 2:00 p.m. ET

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Erin Burnett has been accused of "shameless self promotion" by fellow staffers over her claims that she's a shoo in for the coveted anchor role on CNN's morning show, a well placed network insider tells RadarOnline.com exclusively.

The source says that the 36-year-old has been boasting to co-workers that she has had "several meetings" with newly appointed CNN head honcho, Jeff Zucker, about her taking over the gig currently held by Soledad O'Brien.

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“Erin's camp has been floating the idea that Jeff Zucker is considering a package of moving former TODAY show EP Jonathan Wald to mornings to launch a new program with her as one of the anchors.”

Wald is currently the EP on Piers Morgan's show and highly respected TODAY show veteran.

“There's a lot of serious speculation going around that Erin’s camp actually leaked a recent story to the press claiming that she's in contention for the switch to the mornings."

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The New York Post reported on December 10 that Zucker has been eyeing Erin, who currently hosts the 7-8 pm hour on CNN, as a replacement for current morning host, Soledad O’Brien, in his bid to revive the morning ratings and rival the TODAY show and Good Morning America.

“Zucker thinks she’s a real talent,” a source told the Post. “He’ll team her up with a guy, and they’ll go after the audience watching ‘Today’ and ‘Good Morning America.’ One thing Zucker knows how to do is a morning show.”

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