Blitzer's Awkward Transition Raises Eyebrows

You'd think that a thirty year veteran of cable news would manage not to be quite so bad at introducing the next program. But you'd be wrong.
By Ed Scarce — November 24, 2013

"An Awkward Transition" indeed. Jarring.

via Politico

CNN's Wolf Blitzer caused a bit of a stir transitioning out of reporting on the Iranian nuclear deal Saturday night:

"I'm Wolf Blitzer, reporting from Washington. The assassination of President Kennedy begins right now."

Blitzer was referring to a CNN documentary airing Saturday night about the assassination 50 years ago this week.

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