Woodruff Leaving: Notes & Quotes

> Woodruff is leaving the network in June, when her current contract expires, according to the AP.

> In April, IP averaged 512,000 viewers, and 140,000 in the 25-54 demo.

> Woodruff has appeared on IP only sporadically in the last two weeks. She anchored from Atlanta on Tuesday.

> The rumors about Woodruff leaving have been swirling for months. (In fact, several people predicted she’d leave this year, when I asked for TV News predictions back in January.)

> Matthew Sheffield: “Instant reactions from Free Republic and Democratic Underground seem to indicate that both sides of the spectrum didn’t have much use for her show.”

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