In March 2017, MSNBC began to increase its use of the NBC News branding during daytime news programming, as part of an effort to emphasize MSNBC's relationship with the division. In January 2017, MSNBC debuted a program in the 6 pm EST hour entitled For the Record with Greta, hosted by former Fox News Channel anchor Greta Van Susteren. I think it worked out that way because its who rose to the level at that point.. Yet, despite that, it is not hard to find courageous and passionate anchors and reporters who have dedicated their entire lives to informing the public by reporting news stories and events happening on a local, national, and international level. After the documentary aired, FreedomWorks, chaired by Armey, called for a boycott of Dawn and Procter & Gamble, which advertised during Hardball with Chris Matthews. Willie also works as the correspondent for NBC News and NBC Sports. Journalism is not a job for the weak-hearted or the money-seeker. As Brian Williams, Rachel Maddow Take Next Steps, MSNBC Faces - Variety But I had been covering Trump since June 2015. Follow our rundown delivered daily right to your inbox. She currently works as an NBC News Capitol Hill correspondent. Currently, he anchors MSNBC Live on weekdays, and is co-anchor of the "Today" Saturday. Everything happens at 2 oclock 2 oclock seems like the time of day when everything falls apart., Signature moment: On March 23. "[134], MSNBC came under particular scrutiny during the first three primary-season state votes in 2020 due to historical references made by two of their hosts. [25], During the 2008 presidential election, MSNBC's coverage was anchored by Olbermann, Chris Matthews, and David Gregory. On September 24, 2007, Abrams announced that he was leaving his general manager position so he could focus on his 9:00p.m. Prior to joining MSNBC, he worked for several other media houses, including Al Jazeera, Peacock, and The Huffington Post. [137][138] The following week, Chuck Todd criticized the rhetoric of Sanders supporters by quoting a conservative article which compared them to Nazi brown shirts. [117][118] The attempted boycott was ineffective as Procter & Gamble continued to advertise on the show.