Now with Alex Wagner
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Now with Alex Wagner is a news show on MSNBC
hosted by Alex Wagner
. The show airs on weekdays at noon ET
and debuted on November 14, 2011.
, but also includes breaking stories and pop culture. The program also features branded special segments. Instead of the traditional daytime "news crawl
" at the bottom of the screen, Now features a Twitter
feed that displays tweets from various news organizations, reporters, and other relevant organizations and individuals regarding the story being discussed at the time.
, which was hosted by Contessa Brewer
until August 2011. Between Brewer's departure and Nows debut, MSNBC Lives noon hour was presented by rotating fill-in anchors. Wagner was the third MSNBC personality in quick succession to be announced as host of a new show on the network. Al Sharpton
's PoliticsNation
and Chris Hayes's Up with Chris Hayes
also debuted in the three months prior to Nows premiere.
The show is produced executive produced
by Dana Haller, MSNBC's special events producer.
MSNBC
MSNBC is a cable news channel based in the United States available in the US, Germany , South Africa, the Middle East and Canada...
hosted by Alex Wagner
Alex Wagner
Alex Wagner is a journalist based in the United States. She is currently a political analyst and anchor of the daytime program Now with Alex Wagner on MSNBC.-Career:...
. The show airs on weekdays at noon ET
Eastern Standard Time
Eastern Standard Time may refer to:*North American Eastern Time Zone, UTC-5*Australian Eastern Standard Time, UTC+10*An album by Hip Hop group Kooley High...
and debuted on November 14, 2011.
Format
Now utilizes a panel format for a majority of the show featuring correspondents and special guests that analyze and break down the most important stories of the day with Wagner serving as both moderator and anchor. The focus is generally politicalPolitics
Politics is a process by which groups of people make collective decisions. The term is generally applied to the art or science of running governmental or state affairs, including behavior within civil governments, but also applies to institutions, fields, and special interest groups such as the...
, but also includes breaking stories and pop culture. The program also features branded special segments. Instead of the traditional daytime "news crawl
News ticker
A news ticker resides in the lower third of the television screen space on television news networks dedicated to presenting headlines or minor pieces of news. It may also refer to a long, thin scoreboard-style display seen around the front of some offices or public buildings...
" at the bottom of the screen, Now features a Twitter
Twitter
Twitter is an online social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based posts of up to 140 characters, informally known as "tweets".Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey and launched that July...
feed that displays tweets from various news organizations, reporters, and other relevant organizations and individuals regarding the story being discussed at the time.
Special segments
- The Bullpen: A conversation with another MSNBCMSNBCMSNBC is a cable news channel based in the United States available in the US, Germany , South Africa, the Middle East and Canada...
personality about the news of the day. - Post Script (P.S.): A short editorial segment, featuring Wagner's opinion on an important issue or news story.
History
Now was created to replace the 12pm hour of MSNBC LiveMSNBC Live
msnbc Live is an American news / talk television program on MSNBC hosted by Thomas Roberts.Focusing on live news coverage, the program also consists of guest analysis and interviews around the stories of the day, in addition to feature-like stories, in-depth special reports, and The Weather Channel...
, which was hosted by Contessa Brewer
Contessa Brewer
Contessa Brewer is an American host for the MSNBC weekend program Caught on Camera.-Biography:Brewer was born in in Parsonsfield, Maine, and graduated from Sacopee Valley High School in Hiram, Maine in 1992. She graduated magna cum laude from Syracuse University's Newhouse School of Public...
until August 2011. Between Brewer's departure and Nows debut, MSNBC Lives noon hour was presented by rotating fill-in anchors. Wagner was the third MSNBC personality in quick succession to be announced as host of a new show on the network. Al Sharpton
Al Sharpton
Alfred Charles "Al" Sharpton, Jr. is an American Baptist minister, civil rights activist, and television/radio talk show host. In 2004, he was a candidate for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. presidential election...
's PoliticsNation
PoliticsNation with Al Sharpton
PoliticsNation with Al Sharpton is a one-hour political talk show broadcast on MSNBC and hosted by Al Sharpton. It began on August 29, 2011 on MSNBC's weekday 6 PM slot, the first time that the slot had been occupied by a branded series since January 2011...
and Chris Hayes's Up with Chris Hayes
Up with Chris Hayes
Up with Chris Hayes is a news and opinion television program that airs weekends on MSNBC at 7:00 a.m. ET on Saturdays and 8:00 a.m. ET on Sundays. It is hosted by Chris Hayes, who gained popularity with his frequent appearances as a liberal commentator on various MSNBC programs including The Rachel...
also debuted in the three months prior to Nows premiere.
The show is produced executive produced
Executive producer
An executive producer is a producer who is not involved in any technical aspects of the film making or music process, but who is still responsible for the overall production...
by Dana Haller, MSNBC's special events producer.