The adjustments preserve coming at MSNBC because the information community has employed The Washington Submit‘s Jackie Alemany to function Washington correspondent and cohost of The Weekend.
Joe Scarborough introduced the information on Tuesday’s (March 4) episode of Morning Joe, revealing that Alemany shall be cohosting The Weekend with Jonathan Capehart and Eugene Daniels.
“I discussed this earlier than, however you and Mika [Brzezinski] had been the primary folks to guide me on cable information in 2018 once I joined The Washington Submit,” Alemany instructed Scarborough. “So this actually appears like a full circle, spherical journey ticket second.”
She continued, “You guys have been such a champion of Washington Submit journalism, and I’m so excited and really grateful.”
“Effectively, we’re very excited and really grateful,” Scarborough responded. “And I’m very grateful that Mika sees expertise, spots expertise.”
“Mika has been my fairy godmother,” Alemany added.
Based on Deadline, Alemany will start her internet hosting duties on The Weekend within the coming months and can begin as a correspondent this month. She is presently a part of The Washington Submit‘s White Home staff and has additionally lined congressional investigations.
Throughout her time on the Submit, Alemany lined the January sixth Capitol assault, along with her staff’s protection profitable a Pulitzer Prize. She beforehand authored the early-morning publication Energy Up and lined coverage points, together with the opioid disaster. In 2021, she was appointed the anchor of The Early 202, a political publication of The Washington Submit.
Previous to her time on the Submit, Alemany labored for CBS Information, the place she began within the web page program earlier than being employed as a multimedia reporter in 2012, the place she specialised in home and international affairs, politics, and common information. She additionally lined the 2016 presidential marketing campaign as a digital reporter.
Alemany’s hiring comes amid a number of main shake-ups at MSNBC. Final month, the community parted methods with long-time anchor Pleasure Reid, eliminated Alex Wagner from her nightly prime-time slot, and dropped Katie Phang from her weekend slot.
With Reid internet hosting her remaining present final Monday, present Weekend hosts Symone Sanders Townsend, Michael Steele, and Alicia Menendez will now transfer to weekdays at 7 p.m. to host a brand new ensemble information hour.