MSNBC has officially named as Joy Reid the new host of its 7 p.m. hour, filling the key early primetime slot that was vacated by Chris Matthews earlier this year.
In her new role, Reid becomes one of a handful of Black women to anchor an American evening news program. The last high profile Black woman to host a nightly news show on a major network was Gwen Ifill, who was named co-anchor with Judy Woodruff of PBS Newshour in 2013.
Ifill died of cancer in 2016. Reid will host The ReidOut, which will start July 20 and originate from Washington D.C. She currently hosts the weekend morning show AM Joy and has been with the channel since 2011.
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