Reid, who signed a brand new contract with the Comcast-owned channel final 12 months, may have her last present this week, in response to two folks aware of the plans who weren’t approved to remark publicly.
An MSNBC consultant declined touch upon Reid’s standing.
CNN successfully pushed out daytime anchor Jim Acosta, who’s notoriously powerful on Trump, by providing him a midnight shift. He selected to depart as a substitute.
Reid joined MSNBC as a daytime host in 2014 and took over the 7 p.m. Jap time slot with “The ReidOut” in 2020. Her departure is the primary main transfer beneath new MSNBC President Rebecca Kutler.
Kutler is main MSNBC because it turns into a part of a brand new spinoff firm made up of Comcast’s cable channels. She succeeded Rashida Jones, who left the community final month.
Reid’s hour will likely be stuffed by a trio of hosts, Michael Steele, Symone Sanders Townsend and Alicia Menendez. They’ve appeared collectively on the MSNBC program “The Weekend,” which debuted in January 2024.
Kutler developed “The Weekend” whereas serving as government vp at MSNBC. She additionally has plans to develop the day by day presence of former Biden White Home press secretary Jen Psaki, whose program presently airs on Sunday and Monday.
Alicia Menendez, Michael Steele and Symone Sanders Townsend of MSNBC’s “The Weekend.”
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Psaki might take over the 9 p.m. Jap time slot on nights when MSNBC’s star host Rachel Maddow is off. Alex Wagner, who has served in that position, is being pulled off the schedule however will stay with MSNBC as a correspondent.
Maddow not too long ago returned to nightly obligation to cowl a second Trump administration by way of the primary 100 days of Trump’s new time period.
However as soon as Reid leaves, the community might should cope with the wrath of her followers and the left-leaning followers of MSNBC.
