Erin Burnett 'demanding multimillion dollar buyout from CNN to give up her prime time show for a morning slot'

By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 13:41 EDT, 1 March 2013 | Updated: 13:46 EDT, 1 March 2013 16 View comments CNN’s Erin Burnett is apparently not a morning person. The cable anchor is said to be demanding a hefty pay raise if the network's new CEO, Jeff Zucker, moves her from her prime time slot at 7pm to the co-host CNN's revamped morning show with Chris Cuomo. Sources told the New York Post that Ms Burnett's $2.5 million contract with CNN includes a clause requiring her show to air in prime time and the cable network would need to offer her an attractive buyout to get her to budge. Shakeup: Jeff Zucker (right) supposedly thinks that Erin Burnett (left) is a ‘real talent’ and that she could be the one to end the ratings slump but Burnett won't make a move unless CNN coughs up more money New life: Erin Burnett married Citigroup executive David Rubulotta, right, in December 2012. The newlywed supposedly doesn't want to have to work the morning shift at CNN Reports emerged in late Janua...