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demmiblue

(36,865 posts)
Thu Jul 9, 2020, 07:12 AM Jul 2020

Joy Reid Takes Nightly Anchor Slot at MSNBC

Source: NYT

Joy Reid, who rose to television fame as a sharp critic of President Trump and commentator on liberal politics and race, will become the host of a new nightly show on MSNBC, the network plans to announce on Thursday, placing her among a handful of Black women to anchor an American evening news program.

Ms. Reid, 51, who has hosted the MSNBC weekend talk show “AM Joy” since 2016, will move to the 7 p.m. hour on July 20. Her show, “The ReidOut,” succeeds “Hardball” and its host, Chris Matthews, who was forced to resign in March after a series of on-air gaffes and accusations of sexist behavior in the workplace.

Ms. Reid’s promotion is a significant programming move by Cesar Conde, the new chairman of NBC’s news networks. Black women, including Gayle King of CBS and Robin Roberts of ABC, hold leading roles in morning and daytime television, but none currently host a nightly evening show on a major network. The last to do so was Gwen Ifill, who co-anchored “PBS NewsHour” until shortly before her death in 2016.

In an interview on Wednesday, Ms. Reid cited Ms. Ifill and two other Black anchors, Deborah Roberts and Carole Simpson, as role models.

Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/09/business/media/joy-reid-msnbc-anchor.html

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Joy Reid Takes Nightly Anchor Slot at MSNBC (Original Post) demmiblue Jul 2020 OP
Congratulations, Joy! nt procon Jul 2020 #1
Good news! I hated having see her only on weekends. That 7:00 pm spot should belong to her. Judi Lynn Jul 2020 #2
Brava, Joy! joshdawg Jul 2020 #3
Finally! Good for her and good for all of us! liberalla Jul 2020 #4
She earned this! lark Jul 2020 #5
Congrats to Joy, duforsure Jul 2020 #6
ABOUT TIME! Native Jul 2020 #7
Yeah! B Stieg Jul 2020 #8
Great News. Was Tiffany Cross a tryout for AMJoy's time slot? djacq Jul 2020 #9
that is a good thought - what a tough act to follow though rurallib Jul 2020 #12
Tiffany did an excellent job while filling in on AMJoy. JaneQPublic Jul 2020 #28
Who will host AM-Joy? NurseJackie Jul 2020 #10
Recommended. H2O Man Jul 2020 #11
So excited about this! Blue_playwright Jul 2020 #13
Very pleased for Joy lillypaddle Jul 2020 #14
Wonderful, great for Joy Reid. She is a good replacement for Chris Matthews. katmondoo Jul 2020 #15
Way back, she used to have a show (The Reid Report) on MSNBC at 2 pm ET (IIR the time slot) BumRushDaShow Jul 2020 #16
That is awesome. Sloumeau Jul 2020 #17
Congratulations, Joy! niyad Jul 2020 #18
Well deserved promotion FakeNoose Jul 2020 #19
Congratulations, Joy. pazzyanne Jul 2020 #20
Great move for MSNBC disndat Jul 2020 #21
Way to Go, Joy!!! panfluteman Jul 2020 #22
Excellent! I will be watching. ananda Jul 2020 #23
Excellent news - well deserved for Joy Reid! iluvtennis Jul 2020 #24
Finally! Well deserved and sure to excell! mahina Jul 2020 #25
What happens to Lawrence O'Donnell? xxqqqzme Jul 2020 #26
I don't see any indication this would affect Lawrence. lagomorph777 Jul 2020 #33
She's not one of my faves---but she beats the hell out of Chris Matthews. (nt) Paladin Jul 2020 #27
Agree Thekaspervote Jul 2020 #34
She has been in a good mood lately Soxfan58 Jul 2020 #29
Ugh! MelissaB Jul 2020 #30
Excellent!! ariesgem Jul 2020 #31
Huge upgrade from Tweety. lagomorph777 Jul 2020 #32
Reid will do great... Eyeball_Kid Jul 2020 #35
Poor choice, her credibility is gone after the lies (never retracted) about Celerity Jul 2020 #36
This message was self-deleted by its author OregonBlue Jul 2020 #40
Agree. OregonBlue Jul 2020 #41
Meh. She lost me a while back redstateblues Jul 2020 #37
Great news! SharonClark Jul 2020 #38
I'll stick with "Outfront" w/Erin Burnett on CNN AKing Jul 2020 #39
I'm delighted to see this. Joy is an excellent anchor. PatrickforO Jul 2020 #42
She's good bdamomma Jul 2020 #43
So I guess she caught those "hackers" who went back in time to make her look like a homophobe? progressoid Jul 2020 #44
character-defining moment Skittles Jul 2020 #47
Yuck 😡 Raine Jul 2020 #45
meh Skittles Jul 2020 #46
Excellent! jimlup Jul 2020 #48

Judi Lynn

(160,557 posts)
2. Good news! I hated having see her only on weekends. That 7:00 pm spot should belong to her.
Thu Jul 9, 2020, 07:38 AM
Jul 2020

She is a hell of a lot brighter, and more professional than Chris Matthews.

Hooray!

JaneQPublic

(7,113 posts)
28. Tiffany did an excellent job while filling in on AMJoy.
Thu Jul 9, 2020, 09:44 AM
Jul 2020

I had also been rooting for a timeslot for Karine Jean-Pierre, but she got hired by the Biden campaign.

BumRushDaShow

(129,169 posts)
16. Way back, she used to have a show (The Reid Report) on MSNBC at 2 pm ET (IIR the time slot)
Thu Jul 9, 2020, 08:42 AM
Jul 2020

and after a year they ended that show and started shuffling black folk out of their main schedule and moved her to weekends along with Al Sharpton.

She was the only one on MSNBC who could actually stun Tweety into silence by outtalking him. I know she has had some serious issues in terms of past commentary and perspectives the past 5 or so years, but am hoping she can put it behind her and make the most out of that time slot with this upcoming election.

Sloumeau

(2,657 posts)
17. That is awesome.
Thu Jul 9, 2020, 09:02 AM
Jul 2020

I was really hoping that a woman would get the Chris Matthews slot. Getting a talented woman of color like Joy is even better.

FakeNoose

(32,659 posts)
19. Well deserved promotion
Thu Jul 9, 2020, 09:07 AM
Jul 2020

I'm happy that Joy Reid has been given the nod to take over Chris Matthews' slot. She has worked hard for it, and it's good to see a woman of color in one of the top slots at MSNBC. Her intelligence and bright demeanor will be a nice addition to the regular lineup.

Congratulations Joy! Good luck in your new position.


pazzyanne

(6,556 posts)
20. Congratulations, Joy.
Thu Jul 9, 2020, 09:13 AM
Jul 2020

Enjoy watching Morning Joy, and she will definitely be an improvement over Chris Matthews, in my opinion.

disndat

(1,887 posts)
21. Great move for MSNBC
Thu Jul 9, 2020, 09:16 AM
Jul 2020

Joy is so gutsy. I loved her interview with Pelosi last night. Joy went straight to the news about the distribution of
money set aside for small businesses and ended up with politics as usual.

panfluteman

(2,065 posts)
22. Way to Go, Joy!!!
Thu Jul 9, 2020, 09:17 AM
Jul 2020

The thing I really hated about Chris Matthews was how he "headed everyone off at the pass" by constantly interrupting them. How rude! I don't think I ever saw Chris Matthews let a guest finish what they were saying.

xxqqqzme

(14,887 posts)
26. What happens to Lawrence O'Donnell?
Thu Jul 9, 2020, 09:40 AM
Jul 2020

That is the 7:00 pm slot on the west coast. If she is in Tweety's old time that's 4:00 pm and she will not be re-run after 9.

lagomorph777

(30,613 posts)
33. I don't see any indication this would affect Lawrence.
Thu Jul 9, 2020, 10:08 AM
Jul 2020

You should expect to see her in whatever slot you used to see Tweety in.

Eyeball_Kid

(7,432 posts)
35. Reid will do great...
Thu Jul 9, 2020, 10:17 AM
Jul 2020

if she can muzzle her impatience, her anger, and her arrogance. She has to place those qualities into her off-air time activities. It takes discipline. She can do it. She can channel those parts of herself when she writes books.

Celerity

(43,433 posts)
36. Poor choice, her credibility is gone after the lies (never retracted) about
Thu Jul 9, 2020, 11:31 AM
Jul 2020

about being hacked in order to cover for her homophobic posts. All she had to do was come clean and apologise, but instead she lied through her teeth and has never retracted the lies. Very poor choice indeed. So disappointed with MSNBC. This really is a stain on the network and its integrity. I can never trust this serial liar who quite possibility is still a homophobe as well.

Response to Celerity (Reply #36)

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