Mark Whitaker leaving CNN…

TVNewser’s Alex Weprin scoops that Mark Whitaker is leaving CNN.This is not completely a surprise after Phil Kent threw him under the bus and the all but certain death of Soledad O’Brien’s Starting Point after Chris Cuomo got hired today. Shannon High probably is not feeling too secure right now. Whitaker brought her onboard and gave her mornings to EP. Now Whitaker’s gone and mornings are going to be overhauled.