article_snippet.sent: (Jake Tapper is the next anchor of CNN's Sunday morning political interview program "State of the Union.
article_snippet.sent: CNN CNN announced Jake Tapper's promotion on Friday morning.
article_snippet.sent: Jake Tapper will take over CNN's Sunday morning political interview program "State of the Union in June; Jake Tapper'll remain the channel's chief Washington correspondent and the anchor of the weekday afternoon newscast "The Lead.
article_snippet.sent: Among Jake Tapper peers, Jake Tapper is seen as an authority on politics, something a program like "State of the Union" demands.
article_snippet.sent: Jake Tapper received rave reviews when Jake Tapper was the interim anchor of ABC's Sunday morning hour "This Week" in 2010.
article_snippet.sent: I couldn't be more excited about this election season and the new platform I will have at CNN to cover it,Jake Tapper Jake Tapper said in a statement.
article_snippet.sent: Jake Tapper thanked CNN Worldwide CEO Jeff Zucker "for the confidence Jake Tapper continues to show in me and to my colleagues at CNN for the incredible support on air and off that I've received since beginning this adventure two years ago."
article_snippet.sent: Jake Tapper joined CNN from ABC in 2013 to anchor "The Lead.
article_snippet.sent: On "State of the Union," Jake Tapper succeeds Candy Crowley, who signed off the program last December.
article_snippet.sent: Worldwide CEO Jeff Zucker announced Jake Tapper's appointment on the network's editorial conference call on Friday morning.
highlights_snippet.sent: Jake Tapper will add the Sunday show "State of the Union" to Jake Tapper portfolio at CNN .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Jake Tapper also anchors "The Lead" on weekdays .