Piers Morgan hints heâs landed Jon Snow's Channel 4 job â but bosses hilariously shut him down Veteran journalist Jon Snow announced he is quitting his Channel 4 News role after an astounding 32 years on our screens. Sign up When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourprivacy notice Piers Morgan hinted he's set to replace Jon Snow on Channel 4 News â but the showâs bosses don't seem too keen on signing him up as host. The news anchor left ITV in March after a fall-out over his comments about Meghan Markle, and now another hosting seat has become vacant after Jon announced he is leaving his role fronting Channel 4 News after 32 years.