MSNBC 拡大するs 週末 programming, gives 追跡(する) weekday 転換

NEW YORK (AP) - MSNBC is giving Washington 特派員 Kasie 追跡(する) a pre-morning coffee 転換 on weekdays and 拡大するing its 週末 顔触れ to have more live hours of news.

追跡(する) will 生き返らせる the "Way Too 早期に" news program that will 空気/公表する at 5 a.m. Eastern on weekdays, 主要な into "Morning Joe." She'll give up her 週末 program, "Kasie DC," and start her new 転換 on Sept. 21, the 網状組織 said on Thursday.

MSNBC is also starting two new 週末 evening shows on Sept. 19 that will 確実にする the 網状組織 is on live both Saturday and Sunday until 10 p.m Eastern. 現在/一般に, the 網状組織 usually switches to pre-taped programming at 7 p.m. on Saturday and 9 p.m. on Sunday.

Alicia Menendez, who joined MSNBC last year after working at PBS and Fusion, will host "American 発言する/表明するs" from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturdays and Sunday. The host of the "Latina to Latina" podcast says she hopes to feature underrepresented 発言する/表明するs.

Joshua Johnson, who joined MSNBC from NPR earlier this year, will host "The Week" from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. on both nights. The show 計画(する)s to feature conversations about the week's big stories.

Other 週末 hosts 含む a morning team of Kendis Gibson and Lindsey Reiser; Ali Velshi, Alex Witt, Yasmin Vossoughian and Al Sharpton. The 網状組織 has yet to 任命する a 交替/補充 for the "AM Joy" show now that Joy Reid has moved into the weeknight 顔触れ.

It's a 顕著に diverse 週末 顔触れ for MSNBC, which has received 批評 in the past for not having enough 多様制 from the the 国家の 協会 of 黒人/ボイコット 新聞記者/雑誌記者s. This summer, NBC News' new leader, Cesar Conde, 始める,決める a goal for his 分割 to have at least half of its 従業員s be 少数,小数派s.

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