MS NOW
Colleagues, journalists, and pundits took to social media to precise their respect for MS NOW’s Alex Witt, who introduced her plans to depart the community Friday after practically 30 years.
Witt joined MSNBC in 1999, and has been helming weekend daytime programming for practically 15 years and expects to exit MS NOW later this summer season, she stated.
Ali Velshi, who lately moved from weekend mornings to host The eleventh Hour weeknights at 11:00 p.m. ET, wrote a heartfelt put up praising Witt for her accomplishments.
“Once I joined @MSNOWNews, @alexwitt was already the establishment AND (some individuals overlook) my first co-host,” Velshi wrote. “She made me really feel like I belonged LONG earlier than I’d earned it. Almost 30 years, extra hours on air than anybody in community historical past. Thanks with all my coronary heart. ”
Political reporter Ali Vitali hailed Witt as a journalistic icon.
“@AlexWitt is an icon. A consummate professional who has seen and carried out all of it,” Vitali wrote. “However she additionally constructed an entire era of TV reporters. The Saturday and Sunday hits I did along with her made me a greater reporter and broadcaster. She was gracious, encouraging, & helped me get higher. They don’t make ‘em all like Alex and we’re all higher off for having her information us through the information all these years.”
U.S. Diplomat Michael McFaul, a daily visitor on MSNOW, posted, “I’ve cherished working with @AlexWitt. Will miss our weekend conversations.
Senior authorized reporter Lisa Rubin wrote, “@AlexWitt was the primary MS NOW anchor to spend money on me as a visitor, and our staff is plagued by journalists she has mentored and taught. I’m fortunate to be amongst them.”
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Anchor Antonia Hylton, who presently helms The Weekend: Primetime is slated to take over Witt’s 1-4 p.m. time slot on Saturdays and Sundays.
Deadline reported that MS Now could be transferring away from dwell broadcasting on weekends in favor of taped podcasts and different content material after 6 p.m. ET on weekend nights. The community cited its success with content material supplier Crooked Media for its determination.
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