Symone Sanders, a Top Strategist for Biden and Harris, Is Joining MSNBC.

[elleng]

Ms. Sanders, 32, will host a weekend show on the cable network, one of the first big programming moves by MSNBC’s president, Rashida Jones.

Symone D. Sanders, the former chief spokeswoman for Vice President Kamala Harris, is joining MSNBC as an anchor and will host a new weekend program on the cable channel, the network said on Monday.

Ms. Sanders, 32, who left her post with Ms. Harris at the end of December, is the most prominent member of the Biden White House to shift from politics into a full-time job in the news media.

The format, title and time slot of her MSNBC program, which will air on Saturdays and Sundays starting in the spring, are to be determined. She will also serve as a fill-in anchor on the network and host a show on The Choice, the streaming arm of MSNBC on NBCUniversal’s digital service, Peacock.

The hiring of Ms. Sanders is one of the first big programming moves by MSNBC’s president, Rashida Jones, who took charge of the channel in February, after the departure of its longtime head, Phil Griffin. Ms. Jones must reshape the network lineup after the recent exit of the anchor Brian Williams and the decision by Rachel Maddow, the network’s biggest draw, to dial back her on-air presence later this year.

Ms. Sanders, who was one of the highest-ranking Black women in the Biden White House, is among the few recognizable personalities in an administration that tends to discourage aides from seeking the spotlight. . .

For Ms. Sanders, who will remain based in Washington, a shot at cable news stardom is a fulfillment of an early dream: as a child, she sometimes acted out imaginary TV broadcasts as an alter-ego host named “Donna Burns.”

“I picked up a spoon, a fork, a remote or whatever was there, and I would report on the kitchen,” she recalled. “I think I watched too much evening news as a child.”'

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/10/business/media/symone-sanders-msnbc.html?

[SYFROYH]

1. There was a lot of negative speculation about why she left Kamala...

...but I think a career pivot to MSM salary makes a lot of sense.

[leftstreet]

2. So cable isn't going to be news. Just political stuff

And they wonder why people in the real world don't watch

[wyn borkins]

3. On Her Joining Of MSNBC

Perhaps someone here
Might alert us here
Of Ms. Sanders here
Appearances there

On MSNBC where
She'll report'ere
With her kitchenware
Or whatever was there

[elleng]

5. on Saturdays and Sundays starting in the spring!

[brush]

20. Hope she's not being hired to replace Tiffany Cross and Jonathan Capehart...

who took over Joy Reid's weekend, morning show slot when she got the fired Chris Matthews', prime-time cable slot—Cross on Saturday and Capehart on Sunday.

[oasis]

11. "kitchenware"?. Do you have questions about her ability as an anchor? nt

[Budi]

15. C'mon. Who among us hasn't sang into a hairbrush in front of a mirror.

Her aspirations stem from childhood, influenced in part by her mom.

A hairbrush or a kitchen spatula, whatever she grabbed when the urge to immitate & hone her public voice ambitions, and here she is today!
Life dream fulfilled. 🍃

[PortTack]

4. Good for her...I hope they give her a spot that is worthy of her talent

[brooklynite]

7. But I was told their owners wanted the network to have a more "corporate" message......

[elleng]

8. Meaning what?

Do corporations do their business Saturdays and Sundays?

They don't get ME on weekends, sorry.

[JohnSJ]

9. Who told you, chris matthews?

[brooklynite]

12. No, folks here...

[JohnSJ]

14. That was what Chris Matthews was saying in an interview last week implied he got fired from MSNBC

because he suggested that "he tried to warn we were headed too far left'"

Of course the real reason was his continued sexist comments, which he apologized for at the time

[Torchlight]

18. Seems you should them address your question to them.

Or, just throw it at the wall again. I'm told that's very satisfying when on untraveled roads.

[BlackSkimmer]

19. She's a talented woman, but I'm not a fan.

Her show should be interesting.

[blogslug]

10. I dig her

I will be looking forward to her show.

[Budi]

16. Me too. I will soon have a reason to watch MSM again.

Will be interesting to hear her perspective as we head into election 2022.

Glad to see MSN realize their move to populism reporting was a mistake.
Viewers abandoned that dumb decision.

Bring on Symone! 💙

Hope her 1st guest is Stacey Abrams