Amanpour in Rose’s slot after scandal

CHRISTIANE Amanpour’s global affairs program will be slotted into the first half-hour vacated after Charlie Rose was fired from PBS for sexual harassment.

“Amanpour” was to begin airing at 11 p.m. Monday in New York and roll out to other PBS stations beginning Dec. 11.

The network is also finalizing plans for a second half-hour public affairs program to complete the hour.

“Christiane Amanpour (photo) is a fearless and uncompromising journalist,” Neal Shapiro, president and CEO of WNET, said in a statement. “We are pleased to welcome her to the PBS system and are gratified to offer this thorough and responsible news program to viewers nationwide.”

PBS President and CEO Paula Kerger said Amanpour’s show “adds to the long tradition of public affairs programming that has been a hallmark of public media for decades.”

“Charlie Rose” had run on PBS since 1991, but the network cut ties with the host last month after multiple women accused him of sexual misbehavior.