I wrote earlier in the week about the report from Newscycle’s Jon Nicosia that another head was about to roll at CNN.

Nicosia — who has had good sources for information about the drama at CNN — gave us some good clues then as to who it might be.

Nicosia tweeted Tuesday, “SCOOP: Another “big name” about to exit @CNN. (Stay tuned).”

Nicosia says a Discovery executive explained this “big name” “does not have a place in the new CNN. He reminds us of the Zucker period we are looking to move far from. The only reason he is still on air was not to look like we were ‘cleaning house’ for political reasons right after the closing.”

That, of course, prompted immediate speculation, but Nicosia explains he “agreed not to report the name until the end of the week.”

I speculated as to the possibilities, noting that there were many rabid liberals. But one person seemed to fit the bill they described as reminding the executive of “the Zucker period we are looking to move far from.” I said the “smart money” was on Jim Acosta.

Nicosia had promised his source not to drop the name of who it was “until the end of the week.”

It’s now the end of the week and Nicosia is out with the name — it is Jim Acosta.

The person this Discovery exec was talking about is Jim Acosta. CNN (like they did when I reported about Stelter being let go) will be to defend the person. That’s what network PR people do. Keep in mind many of the recent people let go had big support within the network /more

— Jon Nicosia (@NewsPolitics) October 14, 2022

But did not fit into the ‘middle ground’ vision CNN is being pushed into. Since Acosta was the main Trump lightning rod between the “old” CNN and the new owners future vision he will either go quick, or with a lot of internal pushback. Stay tuned.

— Jon Nicosia (@NewsPolitics) October 14, 2022

Truthfully, it’s hard for me to think anyone there would care about Acosta, but I think all the Democratic operatives are panicking that they might be next. Prepare for some more meltdown from the employees as well as other people on the left over this one.

But Nicosia said CNN wasn’t finished yet.

One important thing that this executive wanted to stress is they are nowhere near done, and Acosta won’t be the last of the “old guard” to go, but this “takes time” and “they’re getting an incredible amount of internal push back from people who want to stay a resistance network”

— Jon Nicosia (@NewsPolitics) October 14, 2022

They do want us to think they are serious about being a news organization again.

CNN isn’t saying anything yet about it. But it couldn’t happen fast enough or to a more deserving guy.