Harris auditioned for an anchor position during summer 1991 ; a few months later he was given a full-time anchor post . Harris received numerous awards at CNN , including several Emmy Awards for his coverage of the 2000 presidential election , the Oklahoma City bombing and the September 11th attacks . However , as competition increased from Fox News , and CNN veterans such as Natalie Allen and Lou Waters were pink-slipped in favor of Paula Zahn and Aaron Brown , Harris felt less comfortable . His last position held at CNN was co-anchor of '' CNN Live Today '' with Daryn Kagan
Oklahoma City bombing
Oklahoma City bombing
Leon Harris