MSNBC is overhauling its weekend lineup ahead of the 2024 election season.
The biggest change is a new morning panel show, called The Weekend, which will be hosted by Symone Sanders-Townsend, Alicia Menendez and Michael Steele. The program will run from 8-10 a.m. and originate from Washington D.C., with Kyle Griffin as executive producer.
Sanders-Townsend and Menendez currently host weekend afternoon hours on MSNBC, but will shift to focus on the morning show.
“As we emerge from a multitude of historic events these past months, we have an opportunity to build on our accomplishments and keep the momentum going into 2024 and beyond,” MSNBC president Rashida Jones wrote to staff at the channel Thursday morning, outlining the plans.
The new schedule will also bring a wave of adjustments to the lineups on both Saturday and Sunday.
Two current MSNBC weekend hosts will be losing their hours: Mehdi Hasan, who will give up his 8 p.
The biggest change is a new morning panel show, called The Weekend, which will be hosted by Symone Sanders-Townsend, Alicia Menendez and Michael Steele. The program will run from 8-10 a.m. and originate from Washington D.C., with Kyle Griffin as executive producer.
Sanders-Townsend and Menendez currently host weekend afternoon hours on MSNBC, but will shift to focus on the morning show.
“As we emerge from a multitude of historic events these past months, we have an opportunity to build on our accomplishments and keep the momentum going into 2024 and beyond,” MSNBC president Rashida Jones wrote to staff at the channel Thursday morning, outlining the plans.
The new schedule will also bring a wave of adjustments to the lineups on both Saturday and Sunday.
Two current MSNBC weekend hosts will be losing their hours: Mehdi Hasan, who will give up his 8 p.
- 11/30/2023
- by Alex Weprin
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Michelle Yeoh, Simu Liu and Daniel Dae Kim are among the headliners and honorees set to appear during The Asian American Foundation’s Heritage Month Summit and Celebration, as well as its inaugural awards dinner.
All three Hollywood talents are set to join fellow trailblazers, leaders and luminaries, along with more than 500 attendees, between May 5-6 in New York to celebrate the Api community and Taaf’s second anniversary. The two-day event will feature panels and roundtable discussions, tied to this year’s summit theme of “Together We Build,” daytime discussions will focus on efforts to address the rise in hate crimes, underfunding of Aapi communities and representation gaps in media and leadership.
That includes a fireside chat with Barbie and Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings star Liu moderated by ABC News’ Juju Chang, as well as a screening and panel of the upcoming Disney+ series American Born Chinese,...
All three Hollywood talents are set to join fellow trailblazers, leaders and luminaries, along with more than 500 attendees, between May 5-6 in New York to celebrate the Api community and Taaf’s second anniversary. The two-day event will feature panels and roundtable discussions, tied to this year’s summit theme of “Together We Build,” daytime discussions will focus on efforts to address the rise in hate crimes, underfunding of Aapi communities and representation gaps in media and leadership.
That includes a fireside chat with Barbie and Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings star Liu moderated by ABC News’ Juju Chang, as well as a screening and panel of the upcoming Disney+ series American Born Chinese,...
- 5/2/2023
- by Abbey White
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Megan Thee Stallion, Bradley Cooper and Yvette Nicole Brown are among the list of celebrities partnering with Caring Across Generations to elevate portrayals of caregiving across film and TV with the Creative Care Council.
Brandee Evans, Yves Mathieu East, Richard Lui, Seth Rogen and Lauren Miller Rogen are also taking part in the movement, which is working to change how society values and supports caregiving. The council plans to provide recommendations and feedback on how to raise awareness and strengthen relationships with like-minded partners.
“At some point in your life you will either be the person receiving care, or the person facilitating care,” East said. “Caregiving is more common than we know. We shouldn’t play the waiting game when we can take charge now.”
Despite the widespread need for caregiving spanning child care, aging, disability and illness, the group notes that United States has inadequate infrastructure to support caregivers,...
Brandee Evans, Yves Mathieu East, Richard Lui, Seth Rogen and Lauren Miller Rogen are also taking part in the movement, which is working to change how society values and supports caregiving. The council plans to provide recommendations and feedback on how to raise awareness and strengthen relationships with like-minded partners.
“At some point in your life you will either be the person receiving care, or the person facilitating care,” East said. “Caregiving is more common than we know. We shouldn’t play the waiting game when we can take charge now.”
Despite the widespread need for caregiving spanning child care, aging, disability and illness, the group notes that United States has inadequate infrastructure to support caregivers,...
- 3/16/2023
- by Julia MacCary
- Variety Film + TV
Cross Section Of Media & Entertainment Industry Leaders To Participate In Immortal Studios Virtual Summit — Amplifying Aapi Representation In Entertainment & Media
Senator Mazie Hirono, Congressman Ted Lieu, Jon M. Chu,Christina Kim, Kelly Hu Among Those On Board for May 26 Series of Panels and Fireside Chats
Los Angeles, May 20, 2021 — Timed for Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, Immortal Studios together with media partners Los Angeles Times and NextShark and industry partner Cape (Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment) today announced Amplifying Aapi Representation in Entertainment & Media (Aarem), a summit series to elevate the dialog around Aapi representation in film, television and pop culture. An extension of the recent focus on ending Anti-Asian violence, the Summit is scheduled for May 26.
Slated to speak are a curated mix of Asian and Pacific American leaders, including Senator Mazie Hirono, Congressman Ted Lieu, Rotten Tomatoes Co-Founder Patrick Lee, Echelon Talent Management CEO Andrew Ooi, Marginal Mediaworks Founder/CEO Sanjay Sharma,...
Senator Mazie Hirono, Congressman Ted Lieu, Jon M. Chu,Christina Kim, Kelly Hu Among Those On Board for May 26 Series of Panels and Fireside Chats
Los Angeles, May 20, 2021 — Timed for Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, Immortal Studios together with media partners Los Angeles Times and NextShark and industry partner Cape (Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment) today announced Amplifying Aapi Representation in Entertainment & Media (Aarem), a summit series to elevate the dialog around Aapi representation in film, television and pop culture. An extension of the recent focus on ending Anti-Asian violence, the Summit is scheduled for May 26.
Slated to speak are a curated mix of Asian and Pacific American leaders, including Senator Mazie Hirono, Congressman Ted Lieu, Rotten Tomatoes Co-Founder Patrick Lee, Echelon Talent Management CEO Andrew Ooi, Marginal Mediaworks Founder/CEO Sanjay Sharma,...
- 5/20/2021
- by Adam Symchuk
- AsianMoviePulse
SAG-AFTRA will launch a week-long virtual event aimed at addressing and combating discrimination and intolerance in the entertainment and media industries. The series of presentations, which will begin on Tuesday and run through Friday, will assemble a number of key figures including Olivia Munn, Richard Lui and Brian Tee.
“Stop the Hate Week” will include panels, conversations and key notes led by SAG-AFTRA members, broadcasters, academics, labor leaders and professionals to discuss how to advance equality on screen, in production, recording studios and news rooms. Nightline anchor Juju Chang and Kgo-tv San Francisco anchor and reporter Dion Lim will join Munn, Lui and Tee to discuss how entertainment and media can help combat anti-Asian hate.
“The buck stops with each of us. Through our highly visible work, people who work in entertainment and the media, our members, have an opportunity to change hearts and minds and build a more equitable and fair society,...
“Stop the Hate Week” will include panels, conversations and key notes led by SAG-AFTRA members, broadcasters, academics, labor leaders and professionals to discuss how to advance equality on screen, in production, recording studios and news rooms. Nightline anchor Juju Chang and Kgo-tv San Francisco anchor and reporter Dion Lim will join Munn, Lui and Tee to discuss how entertainment and media can help combat anti-Asian hate.
“The buck stops with each of us. Through our highly visible work, people who work in entertainment and the media, our members, have an opportunity to change hearts and minds and build a more equitable and fair society,...
- 4/13/2021
- by Alexandra Del Rosario
- Deadline Film + TV
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills' Crystal Kung Minkoff believes Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders can no longer stay silent amid the increase in reported hate crimes against their communities. Crystal took part in Bravo's Amplify Our Voices: An Open Dialogue on Being Aapi in America via Instagram Live on Thursday, March 25. The Real Housewives of Dallas' Dr. Tiffany Moon and Top Chef's Melissa King also participated in the discussion, which was hosted by MSNBC's Richard Lui. In her powerful comments, Crystal admitted "Asian-American hate and racism is not new" but that "you can't help but notice" the rise in anti-Asian...
- 3/26/2021
- E! Online
Peace One Day announces the Peace One Day Anti-Racism Live Global Digital Experience, 21 March 2021, the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination; in association with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.
Event participants include: Youssou N’dour, singer and songwriter; Rt Hon Patricia Scotland QC, Commonwealth Secretary-General; Emmanuel Jal, Musician, Actor and Activist; Sanda Ojiambo, Executive Director, Un Global Compact; Zwai Bala, Sa Music Extraordinaire, Award-Winning Artist, Producer; Lord Simon Woolley, Founder and Director of Operation Black Vote; Bella Ramsey, Actress; Hakeem Kae-Kazim, Actor; Professor Thuli Madonsela, Law Trust Chair in Social Justice; Popcaan, Jamaican deejay, singer and songwriter; Zulaikha Patel, Anti-Racism Activist; Richard Lui, journalist and news anchor for MSNBC and NBC news; Jack Savoretti, singer and songwriter; Dr Shola Mos-Shogbamimu, lawyer, political and women’s rights activist; Paul Polman, Founder and Chair of Imagine; Nadhim Zahawi MP, Minister for Covid vaccine deployment/Minister for Business & Industry; Roberto Marques,...
Event participants include: Youssou N’dour, singer and songwriter; Rt Hon Patricia Scotland QC, Commonwealth Secretary-General; Emmanuel Jal, Musician, Actor and Activist; Sanda Ojiambo, Executive Director, Un Global Compact; Zwai Bala, Sa Music Extraordinaire, Award-Winning Artist, Producer; Lord Simon Woolley, Founder and Director of Operation Black Vote; Bella Ramsey, Actress; Hakeem Kae-Kazim, Actor; Professor Thuli Madonsela, Law Trust Chair in Social Justice; Popcaan, Jamaican deejay, singer and songwriter; Zulaikha Patel, Anti-Racism Activist; Richard Lui, journalist and news anchor for MSNBC and NBC news; Jack Savoretti, singer and songwriter; Dr Shola Mos-Shogbamimu, lawyer, political and women’s rights activist; Paul Polman, Founder and Chair of Imagine; Nadhim Zahawi MP, Minister for Covid vaccine deployment/Minister for Business & Industry; Roberto Marques,...
- 2/11/2021
- Look to the Stars
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