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Four to five years ago, CNN was heralded as a rising titan in cable news, with a promising future under new leadership. Enter Chris Lick, known colloquially as "Chris the Bongo Licker," who was appointed as the supposedly savior of CNN during a turbulent ratings period that saw declines approaching 90%. When he took the helm, he promised radical changes: a shift away from biased, woke-based journalism toward hard news— “the big stiffy,” as he reportedly joked.