Joy Reid: Last News

Black women are making moves in news — both on and off the camera.And while it may come as no surprise that the dedication and hard-work of Black women is finally paying off, the road to the top of news television is no easy feat. That’s what makes the milestones that much sweeter.

Ted Johnson MSNBC host Joy Reid said that she plans to address the anger over comments she made earlier this week that made comparisons to radicalized Muslims and extreme supporters of President Donald Trump.“There’s been some thoughtful commentary but also some willful distortion of the points I tried to make yesterday.

Mary Trump‘s book about her uncle Donald Trump, 74, turned out to be the tip of the iceberg when revealing family tensions. She already released Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World’s Most Dangerous Man and now she’s sharing secretly recorded conversations with her aunt, Donald’s 83-year-old sister Maryanne Trump Barry. In them, Maryanne calls Donald’s 36-year-old son Eric Trump a “moron” and Ivanka Trump a “mini Donald.” Which for the tycoon, he’d probably take the latter as a compliment considering how much he worships and adores Ivanka.

Ted Johnson MSNBC said that the debut of ReidOut, Joy Reid’s new nightly 7 PM show, averaged 2.6 million total viewers and scored the second highest rating for a regularly scheduled show on the network for that hour.Reid’s guests included Vice President Joe Biden and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.Fox News’ The Story with Martha MacCallum drew 2.1 million viewers and Erin Burnett OutFront drew 1.3 million.Fox News’ The Story did beat ReidOut in the 25-54 demographic, drawing 334,000 viewers to 285,000 viewers for ReidOut on MSNBC.The figures are from Nielsen and come from data of both networks.

Ted Johnson Joy Reid’s first guest on her new nightly MSNBC show The ReidOut was presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden, who gave her an update on his search for a running mate.Reid generally posed questions to Biden that reflected some of his campaign’s talking points, including President Donald Trump’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic, but she also put him on the spot when she asked whether he would commit to picking a Black woman as a running mate.“I am not committed to naming any but the people I have named, and among them are four Black women. So that decision is underway right now.

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.

Joy Reid is about to make MSNBC history. The longtime anchor for the network, 51, has been tapped to host The ReidOut, a new show airing weeknights at 7:00pm — the time slot held by Hardball for 23 years. Before Joy moves from mornings to evenings on July 20, here’s what you should know about her:

Ted Johnson Joy Reid will start her new weeknight MSNBC show on July 20, filling the 7 PM ET slot that has been vacated since the departure of Chris Matthews.The ReidOut will be based in Washington. MSNBC said that the new show will draw on Reid’s experience in politics and covering the intersection of race, justice and culture.Reid’s weekend show, AMJoy, which she has hosted since 2016, will feature a rotating series of hosts until a permanent replacement is named.Tina Urbanski, who had been executive producer of Hardball, will be executive producer of the new show.On Wednesday, sister network CNBC announced that former Fox News anchor Shepard Smith would be filling the 7 PM ET slot with a nightly newscast, starting in the fall.

Ted Johnson Joy Reid is in talks to fill the 7 PM ET slot once held by Chris Matthews and his longtime MSNBC show Hardball, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal.Reid currently hosts AM Joy, a weekend program on the network, and has been a substitute host for other nighttime hosts including Rachel Maddow and Chris Hayes. She will host a special on Friday, The Road to Reform: A Special Report with Joy Reid, in that time slot.An MSNBC spokeswoman declined comment.