Adrienne Bankert: Last News

NewsNation, Nexstar’s nearly year-old news network, is expanding its lineup with the launch of a morning news show hosted by Adrienne Bankert and a primetime program headlined by Dan Abrams.

NewsNation is adding an early evening news block to its weekend schedule, completing its transformation into a 24/7 network.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor In NewsNation, New York City isn’t the de facto location for a morning-news program. On Monday, the Nexstar Media-backed cable-news outlet expands its Chicago-based “Morning in America” to four hours and adds Markie Martin, formerly the network’s Dallas correspondent, as a co-anchor alongside Adrienne Bankert. There is some precedent for such a format. Robin Meade succeeded at it for 20 years by holding forth from Atlanta on behalf of HLN. Her program, “Morning Express,” was canceled earlier this year by Warner Bros. Discovery in a cost-cutting maneuver. “I grew up in small-town Oklahoma, and often felt that national news networks catered more toward big-city lives,” says Martin in a recent interview. “I think our content lines up with what every American cares about on a daily basis.” Martin arrived in the Windy City for her new assignment just about a week ago, and was in need of furniture for her new apartment.

Breaking news at NewsNation: The cable net is about to go round-the-clock during the work week.

Adrienne Bankert's simple appointment to the role as the anchor for the NewsNation morning show Morning in America was history-making, as she became the first woman of color to host a morning news show solo.MORE: T.J. Holmes breaks down into tears on air as he mourns heartbreaking lossBut her real focus is on getting the chance to tell local stories and those of everyday people involved in big, large-scale news events."I think that this generation begs to make its mark on the world," she says in an exclusive chat with HELLO!.

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorNexstar Media Group’s fledgling NewsNation cable network is shuffling its programming lineup to add a nightly live show hosted by Dan Abrams and a three-hour morning news block anchored by Adrienne Bankert.Both shows begin Sept. 27.

Today, Nexstar Media Group, Inc. announced that Emmy-winning journalist Adrienne Bankert has joined its cable network NewsNation, as an anchor and correspondent.

Today, Nexstar Media Group, Inc. announced that Emmy-winning journalist Adrienne Bankert has joined its cable network NewsNation, as an anchor and correspondent.

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorABC News alumnus Adrienne Bankert has joined Nexstar Media Group’s NewsNation cable channel as an anchor and correspondent.Bankert is expected to be part of the anchor team for a national morning news program that NewsNation is set to launch later this year. To start, she will cover national affairs and produce special reports for the Chicago-based news operation that launched last September on the cable channel previously known as WGN America.

Antonio Ferme editor“This Is Us” star Sterling K. Brown will serve as special guest host for the March 2 series premiere of ABC News’ “Soul of a Nation,” a six-episode newsmagazine that will focus on life in Black communities in present-day America.Episodes are set to bow March 2 at at 10 p.m.