Alex Witt Reports Explained

Genre:News
Presenter:Alex Witt
Country:United States
Location:New York City
Runtime:180 minutes (Saturdays-Sundays)
Channel:MSNBC
Last Aired:present

Alex Witt Reports (MSNBC Reports when expanding until 5 PM for breaking news) is a news program on MSNBC anchored by Alex Witt. The program airs noon and 3 hours in the afternoon handing off to MSNBC Live (4 -5 PM)[1] as of january 2024, the program broadcasts from noon to 4 P.M on weekends

Witt previously anchored the weekend edition of MSNBC Live. When MSNBC announced that regular contributor Chris Hayes would be hosting a new weekend talk show, she was given a branded program as part of the network's new weekend morning lineup.[2] [3] Weekends with Alex Witt and Up with Chris Hayes debuted on September 17, 2011.

In a 2015 realignment of MSNBC's daytime lineup, Weekends was removed from the lineup, but Witt maintained her time slot under the MSNBC Live banner. The Weekends branding was later reinstated. In March 2021, it was announced that the program would be rebranded as Alex Witt Reports, reintegrating it with the MSNBC Live programs under a new standard brand.[4] [5]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Melissa Harris-Perry: MSNBC's Newest Host . . 2012-01-05 . Rebecca . Shapiro . 2012-01-05.
  2. Web site: Chris Hayes Secures Weekend Show on MSNBC . . 2011-08-01 . Alex . Weprin . 2011-12-17.
  3. Web site: MSNBC Gives Chris Hayes His Own Weekend Show . . 2011-08-01 . Mark . Joyella . 2011-12-17.
  4. Web site: Johnson. Ted. 2021-03-29. MSNBC Rebrands Daytime 'Live' Shows With 'Reports' Title. 2021-03-29. Deadline. en-US.
  5. Web site: Steinberg. Brian. 2021-03-29. MSNBC Aims to Bolster Daytime News Programs With 'MSNBC Reports'. 2021-03-29. Variety. en-US.