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CNN will say goodbye to Anthony Bourdain with a final season this fall

Nearly eight weeks have passed since CNN broke the news on the morning of June 8 that Anthony Bourdain committed suicide in France while filming his hit series "Parts Unknown." But his presence at the network hasn't diminished.

There are still pictures and posters of the dynamic, globe-trotting chef throughout the cable news network's headquarters overlooking Columbus Circle in Manhattan. One has a heart scribbled on it, a testament to how Bourdain was a beloved figure in the company. Another looms large on the wall of the office of Amy Entelis, the executive vice president of talent and content at CNN who oversees the network's original series and films, and launched "Parts Unknown" in 2013.

"We sometimes feel like it didn't really happen," Entelis said of Bourdain's death in an interview last week. "Sometimes

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