Veteran political reporter John King will move into Lou Dobbs’ 7 p.m. ET timeslot, John Klein, CNN president, announced Thursday.
King is perhaps best known for hauling out a digital imaging board — "the Magic Wall," in CNN speak — every election season to explain the intricacies of the Electoral College and the latest polling data.
His style is much more understated and measured than the firebrand Lou Dobbs, who specializes in opinionated coverage of hot-button political topics such as illegal immigration.
King currently hosts the Sunday morning talk show, "State of the Nation With John King." Like that program, King’s new show will focus on politics.