Lapin joins Pipeline…
CNN announced Friday that Nicole Lapin has joined the Pipeline Anchor team…
Nicole Lapin, most recently an investigative reporter and anchor with KPSP-TV in Palm Springs, Calif., has joined CNN Pipeline as a news anchor, it was announced today by Sandy Malcolm, executive producer of CNN.com video. As part of her new assignment, Lapin will also anchor “Now in the News,” a fast-paced hourly Web- and wireless-exclusive news update and “.com Desk,” briefings on CNN/U.S. featuring highlights of CNN.com coverage.
“Nicole has established herself as a smart, confident broadcast journalist,” Malcolm said. “With a background in political science and conversant in five languages, Nicole brings an amazing array of skills to CNN Pipeline and will be a welcome addition to our anchor team.”
Lapin joins Veronica de la Cruz, Richard Lui and Melissa Long, three anchors who helped launch CNN.com’s premium commercial-free broadband video news service in December 2005.She comes to CNN Pipeline from the CBS affiliate KPSP-TV, where she reported live from San Quentin during the execution of Stanley “Tookie” Williams. Her work included a series on possible wrongful convictions in California, a subject she first explored in Illinois with a group whose investigations led to a moratorium on executions in the state.
Lapin is not that good. She still needs a lot of small market experience. She also has a fake voice.!
Comment by Maria — June 22, 2006 @ 7:02 pm
You’re just jealous. Lapin is a rising star at CNN!
Comment by News Fan — September 28, 2006 @ 8:10 pm
Nicole lapin is the best !!! a star on the rise !! she is a hot young star in todays world !!!
Comment by lexracer — November 5, 2006 @ 12:18 am
Maria is right. Nicole does not belong at CNN. She needs to go back to local for another five years. Her on-air performance is horrible.
Comment by Rachel Sperry — December 12, 2006 @ 8:20 am
I think Nicole is gorgeous - she’s fun to watch! And for the fake voice comment made by Maria, there’s no such thing as lipsynching the news!
Comment by superstud — January 3, 2007 @ 8:55 pm
ms. lapin certainly knows how to entertain the men… as for being a competent reporter- she needs some more practice. Its not her fault though, she is only 22 years old!
Comment by mike ross — March 10, 2007 @ 12:41 pm
Ms. Lapin may be a rising star.
However, her repeated voicing of the DC (as in Washington, DC) makes her sound rather parochial, non-traveled, unsophisticated–or worse.
Comment by Herb — April 12, 2007 @ 3:17 pm
I hate to say it - but she is still TERRIBLE. I can’t stand to watch her online. Her delivery is down right fake and rotten. The voice is so contrived, she can’t get through one sentence without stumbling. She needs to go back to a small market for another three years. I don’t understand it. There are incredibly talented people in small markets. Why her?
Comment by TV Tootsie — April 13, 2009 @ 7:30 pm