NYP2003032601 - NEW YORK, MARCH 26 (UPI) Television journalist Connie Chung, shown in this Jan. 2002 file photo, was abruptly dropped from the air by CNN on March 25, 2003. Chung had been hired in 2002 to be the host of a news show and centerpiece to a star driven prime time lineup. rlw/ep/FILE UPI