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“What's vital in the morning is chemistry between anchors,” Klein told The TV Column. “Watching Miles handle ‘Live From,' where he was paired with a smart, vibrant, fun, female anchor” — Kyra Phillips — “and seeing how generous he was in sharing the spotlight and supporting and helping the co-anchor to shine; to me he's the perfect complement to Soledad, who is smart, vibrant, fun ... and the mother of four.”

“We would never have done that. We denigrate that as a tactic,” he said, adding, “Certainly in this case it wouldn't have served any purpose.”

On the decision to move Cafferty, Klein said they were going to surround Blitzer “with a lot of bright bulbs who have something to say and know how to say it.” Blitzer will play the part of “sober center of gravity in the midst of a rollicking situation room.”