Stephanie Ruhle to replace Brian Williams: She wasn't my choice.

[Joinfortmill]

https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2022/01/27/stephanie-ruhle-take-brian-williams-the-11-th-hour-msnbc/9239160002/

MSNBC's Stephanie Ruhle will be switching shifts on the cable network to take on Brian Williams' "The 11th Hour" slot at 11 p.m. EST.

The senior business anchor and correspondent will leave her 9 a.m. EST show, and "Morning Joe" will expand in a revamp expected to take effect this spring. Rhule will continue to appear across all NBC platforms after the switch, according to a staff memo from NBC News chief Rashida Jones, confirming earlier reports.

[FoxNewsSucks]

1. Four hours of Morning Joe?

That's way too much.

Especially after Joe returns to his rightwing roots. It'll happen eventually.

[Joinfortmill]

3. Yeah, can't take him now.

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[AngryOldDem]

24. First hour (and maybe second) will be live.

After that it will be a rehash, like it is now with the 8 am hour. Or maybe Willie will take over an hour with a daily show like his Sunday show on NBC. I can’t imagine either Joe or Mika doing four hours live every day.

I don’t know why MSNBC sees fit to give MJ an extra hour, but all I can say is I’m glad they’re not giving Mehdi Hasan his own show. That man grates almost as much as Rhule. Glad, too, that they’re keeping Alex Witt confined to the weekends.

[spooky3]

2. I like Stephanie. Nt

[Xipe Totec]

10. She's a little hyper for my taste

And a little wonkish on finance.

[AngryOldDem]

25. She wants to be the smartest in the room.

She’s too argumentative and pompous for my taste — interrupts and talks over people far too much. If she’s trying to play devil’s advocate, she’s doing it poorly.

[USALiberal]

27. Angry old? :-(

[pazzyanne]

4. IMHO Ruhle was a very poor choice to replace Williams!

I know I will not be watching that MSNBC any time soon.

[USALiberal]

28. Based on what?

[pazzyanne]

33. Personal taste.

She always appears tense and slightly uncomfortable. Her questioning her guests is forced, and at times rude. I cannot watch her. She is the exact opposite if Brian Williams in her delivery.

[Deuxcents]

5. O, no!

This decision does it for me in the mornings. Tot tell the truth..I don’t watch, anyway. I watch a couple of hours n then off for Andrea n Todd.. got others things going on.. don’t like this change

[secondwind]

6. I hardly recognize Ruhle anymore, she's totally

“fake” now, everything is fake, larger breasts, face is not the same anymore, heck, even her teeth are blindingly white, etc.

Huge turnoff.

[Celerity]

22. Ah, the smell of casual misogyny in the morning.... nothing quite like it

Huge turnoff.

She isn't there to be your playdate, she is a news presenter.

[USALiberal]

29. +1000, disgusting posts here! Nt

[inthewind21]

37. Agreed

[SheilaAnn]

7. I like Don Lemon, bet his ratings increase with this news. n/t

[ymetca]

8. Gosh

And here I was worried that Wall Street's interests were under-represented on MSNBC.

[QED]

9. I thought she was a real lightweight.

She was covering the wedding of Harry & Megan along with Katy Tur. IIRC, she started the silly shouting "Megan, Megan" like a frenzied fan and then Tur chimed in. I haven't been able to take either one seriously since.

[dem4decades]

11. I can watch a few minutes of Morning Joe, that's it. Maybe an hour of Nicole, and

Ari. That's maybe 2 hours if that, if I turn TV on during the day I'll watch CNN. MSNBC just doesn't cut it anymore than that.

[LiberalFighter]

12. I don't watch them.

What I have seen of ruhle makes me gag.

[crud]

13. I think she'll do fine

She has more personality than the other hosts they tried out. although Ali Velshi is pretty good host also. Brian Williams can't be replaced, really dug that class act.

[pazzyanne]

34. + 1 nt

[Generic Brad]

14. And now we know you're not the hiring manager at MSNBC!

[gab13by13]

15. At 11PM I will be reading a banned book in bed.

She is OK, better than Morning Joe, which I never watch.

[Chipper Chat]

16. I like mehdi hassan.

He has that snark that’s needed at 11pm

[Raine]

32. I like him too 👍

I wish he'd gotten the show. I would definitely watch him but not her.

[DET]

17. I Don't Get It

Well, this is disappointing. Ali Velshi should have gotten that spot. I can tolerate Ruhle, but just barely. The woman gets on my nerves with her exaggerated gestures, constant interruptions, and excessive emoting at human interest stories. Meanwhile, Velshi - who is brilliant - is stuck covering hurricanes and is plugged in anywhere else they need a warm body. I really don’t know why he puts up with it.

[Totally Tunsie]

19. Velshi isn't "stuck" reporting on hurricanes or "putting up with it"...

He loves it, and actually volunteers to do so. For one thing, he sees this as his contribution to educating the public on climate and weather matters, which he feels are of great importance.

One example of his thinking:

What's going through your mind as you're interviewing residents who you know are in harms way and have decided to stay put?

I must tell you it challenges every journalistic bone in my body not to ask these people, 'What were you thinking? Why do you somehow think this wasn't going to happen to you despite all of our reporting?' It makes me want to redouble the effort to report the way that I do to show people how serious this is. It really frustrates me because people put themselves in harms way and it takes emergency services to get them rescued.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ali-velshi-hurricane-sandy-coverage-criticisms-well-intentioned-fair_n_2052088

[Hekate]

18. I like her. Behind the bubbly persona is a sharp mind, with some interesting insights.

Stay tuned.

[PCIntern]

21. Agreed and

She has beautiful shoulders.

[Piasladic]

39. I wonder if Ali Velshi has beautiful shoulders

He should really wear something more complementary. Maybe a little lower cut so we can get a peek at his cleavage too.

[PCIntern]

40. Yeah I get your drift...

Unlike some other MANBC anchors, she often wears clothing which is very flattering. I see neither the crime in wearing it nor noticing it.

And I might compliment Mr Velshi in the same vein but I’ll leave it to others to do so if so inclined…

[Piasladic]

41. Dang it!

Just tuned into MSNBC, and Mr. Velshi is still wearing too much! Do you think he'd take some anonymous advice about showing some more skin?

Kidding aside, I think men and women should wear what they want, not be shamed, and be appreciated. However, I just get so sick of how talking about a woman's appointment to a new gig so often include a discussion of her appearance. It sounds odd when we flip it to men. I mean even men's suits are designed to cover and conceal, but women's is to expose and "flatter."

[USALiberal]

30. I agree!! Nt

[Skittles]

20. she is annoying

[Emile]

26. I usually turn off MJ around 7am and watch C-SPAN Wash Journal.

[Raine]

31. I'm not sure which is worse as far as I'm concerned

4 hours of Morning Joe or Stephanie Ruhle 🤢 I'll pass on both shows.

[Piasladic]

42. Not even close for me

I just listen to reruns of last night's Maddow when getting ready for work. Morning Joe is bad enough as it is. I am willing to give S Ruhle a chance. Frankly though, she seems more a morning host than late night. Put her in the morning and A. Velshi at night.

[kentuck]

35. She's OK.

Would not be my first preference but she knows the issues, especially the economic ones.

It appears that MSNBC is having a bit of a staffing problem at this time?

[AngryOldDem]

36. Kind of looks like it.

I can’t think offhand of anyone who could host the 10-11 am slot, unless they give it to one of the news people like Lindsay Reiser, who I don’t mind, actually. Everybody has their own show. Maybe make the 11-noon show two hours with that host — Jose Diaz-Belart? Four hours of MJ is just too much.

Rhule is an economics expert, but still can be grating.

[Hortensis]

38. She's a strong personality and strong interviewer, and I expect

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she'll do well with the generally liberal prime time viewers Maddow and O'Donnell draw.

She'll continue something of an economic focus. Since far-left economics tend to frequently depart from and/or ignore the realities of today's world in anticipation of a better one, some don't like her fact-based focus. Unfortunate, but alternative economics for every taste are available these days on social media.

Something I look forward to is that she should be able to leave behind the kind of conservative-leaning, low-budget MSNBC daytime "regulars" most daytime hosts tend to be stuck with. Typically the kind of hacks who were willing to work a steady gig adhering to the special "smear Hillary" rules and helping elect tRump and corrupted and lawless Repubs. Appearing on shows I won't watch.

Notably, like prime time big hitters Maddow and O'Donnell, who draw audiences twice the size of daytime that are both better informed and more liberal, Stephanie should have more say over her choices than daytime hosts typically have. It's a real move up for her. I read the 11 p.m. slot has become more competitive than it used to be, and these days with O'Donnell's connections to the Biden admin, he's a good lead-in.