Ali Vitali Will Take Reins of MSNBC’s ‘Way Too Early’

variety.com:

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor Ali Vitali is moving from the Capitol Hill beat to the Dawn Patrol. Vitali, who has spent a decade at NBC News covering politics, campaigns and Capitol Hill, will leave her correspondent role in Washington for a new job anchoring “Way Too Early,” the 5 a.m.

program that serves as sunrise lead-in to the cable-news outlet’s “Morning Joe.” Jonathan Lemire, the current anchor of the program, will lend analysis and commentary to “Joe’s” 9 a.m.

hour. Vitali’s new job starts January 6. In a statement, Vitali said she looked forward to “anchoring a show that’s been helmed by some of the smartest reporters in Washington,” adding that “I’ll continue working my sources and bringing viewers into the halls of power with fresh reporting and news-making interviews from Capitol Hill and across Washington.” Vitali has worked her way up through the NBC News ranks, initially joining MSNBC in 2012 as an intern, editor and graphics producer.

In 2015, she served as an embed covering the Trump campaign, moved to White House and broader political coverage as her experience grew.