MSNBC introduced on Monday that journalist Alex Wagner will succeed Rachel Maddow as host of the community’s highly-watched 9 p.m. time slot 4 days per week.
“Alex Wagner within the 9 p.m. hour was a transparent alternative. Her distinctive perspective ― constructed on greater than 20 years in journalism ― and tenacious reporting within the U.S. and overseas will assist our audiences contextualize what issues,” MSNBC president Rashida Jones mentioned in a press release. “I'm trying ahead to watching Alex thrive in MSNBC’s primetime lineup.”
Earlier this yr, Maddow introduced that she would solely host her present as soon as per week, on Mondays. Beginning Aug. 16, Wagner will take over from Tuesdays to Fridays.
Wagner first joined MSNBC as an analyst and launched her personal dayside present in 2011. In 2016, Wagner joined CBS Information because the co-anchor of “CBS This Morning Saturday.” Wagner additionally appeared on Showtime’s political docuseries “The Circus.” Earlier in her profession, she labored at The Atlantic and HuffPost.
When she strikes into Maddow’s time slot on MSNBC, Wagner would be the solely Asian American to host a primetime cable information channel program.
“I’m honored to be anchoring a key hour of tv in such a crucial time for American democracy,” Wagner mentioned in a press release. “In some ways, the stakes have by no means been larger, and there’s no higher place to discover this second than MSNBC. I’m thrilled to be coming house.”
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