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MSNBC is launching The Weekend, a morning news show on Saturdays and Sundays, as part of a series of changes to the weekend lineup.
The show will be hosted by Alicia Menendez, Symone Sanders-Townsend and Michael Steele and will air from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. on both days.
Other changes include Ayman Mohyeldin taking over Mehdi Hasan‘s one hour program on Sundays. Hasan will remain at the network as political analyst and fill in host, the network said. Mohyeldin’s show now will be four hours on both days.
Alex Witt will expand hours of Alex Witt reports from 1 p.m. ET to 4 p.m. ET, with Yasmin Yossoughian continuing as a national reporter.
Jonathan Capehart’s show, meanwhile, will move to 6 p.m. ET on Saturdays and Sundays, and Katie Phang will shift to Saturdays at noon ET. Ali Velshi will continue in his time slot, with four hours of weekend programming.
The changes are effective Jan. 13.
In a memo to staffers, MSNBC President Rashida Jones said that the changes will “better position ourselves as we head into the presidential election.”
She said that The Weekend “will provide thoughtful analysis and coverage on the state of our country from three trusted voices familiar to the MSNBC audience.”
In recent weeks, there has been much speculation about Hasan, who has gained a substantial following for his NBC News Now streaming show,
More to come.
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