CONGRATULATIONS!
Internet Celebrates Joy Reid Taking MSNBC Nighttime Anchor Slot

Joy Reid will be the new anchor for MSNBC’s 7 PM hour starting July 20, and the internet is celebrating. The veteran journalist has been an MSNBC anchor, host, political correspondent, analyst, and commentator for over six years.
Last month The Wall Street Journal reported Reid was in negotiations with the cable news network for the 7 PM slot, calling her “combative and inquisitive and not afraid to challenge guests.” Thursday morning The New York Times announced Reid will take over the slot once held by Chris Matthews.
Her new show will be called “The ReidOut,” and will be based in Washington. Reid will be the first Black woman in four years to anchor a major network nightly news show. The last was PBS’s Gwen Ifill.
“I am a Black mom, a Black woman, a Black daughter,” Reid told The Times in an interview. “I am also a journalist who can conceptualize that pain from a unique point of view. Every day I’m in this job, I’m very conscious of that responsibility to make that collective voice heard. It’s unique to do that as a Black woman.”
MSNBC anchor Rachel Maddow, who behind the cameras is responsible for helping to shape the network and reportedly was instrumental in the recent “stepping down” of now-former NBC News and MSNBC Chairman Andy Lack threw her support behind Reid.
“African-American journalists, African-American women in particular, are woefully underrepresented on TV in all hours of the day,” Maddow says. “But particularly in prime time, it’s just a desert. Joy more than deserves this time slot and this kind of national platform.”
The Times credits Reid’s promotion to “new leadership at NBC News.”
“Ms. Reid’s promotion is a significant programming move by Cesar Conde, the new chairman of NBC’s news networks,” The Times reports. “Black women, including Gayle King of CBS and Robin Roberts of ABC, hold leading roles in morning and daytime television, but none currently host a nightly evening show on a major network. The last to do so was Gwen Ifill, who co-anchored ‘PBS NewsHour’ until shortly before her death in 2016.”
On Twitter, where she actively engages and has 1.7 million followers, many expressed their excitement and congratulated Reid.
Waking up to the fantastic news about @JoyAnnReid like…. pic.twitter.com/zzGThV6pI7
— Jonathan Capehart (@CapehartJ) July 9, 2020
🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾 YESSSSS @JoyAnnReid🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽Such an AWESOME decision by @MSNBC🙏🏽 Congrats to my dear friend and I am SO excited for where she takes “The Reid Out” 🙌🏾 https://t.co/vD0vg6tUvt
— @tiffanydcross (@TiffanyDCross) July 9, 2020
Yay for @JoyAnnReid 7pm MSNBC. Daily! 🎉🎉
— Soledad O’Brien (@soledadobrien) July 9, 2020
@JoyAnnReid is a goddess and this is AMAZING! https://t.co/Js1oS8tG8k
— arrowheart (@princearrowhrt) July 9, 2020
Congratulations to my dear friend and colleague @JoyAnnReid, who will be the new host of @MSNBC 7pm weeknights https://t.co/kYI1opCfqX
— Ali Velshi (@AliVelshi) July 9, 2020
Hard work pays off!
Congrats! @joyannreid
Joy Reid Takes Nightly Anchor Slot at MSNBC – The New York Times https://t.co/Unc5TwzTaV
— Zerlina Maxwell (@ZerlinaMaxwell) July 9, 2020
This is awesome @JoyAnnReid This made my day!!! https://t.co/wlxziH8WbA
— democratsrule (@dianesummers6) July 9, 2020
Go @JoyAnnReid!!!! —-> Joy Reid Takes Nightly Anchor Slot at MSNBC https://t.co/9whzcpUOcV
— Charles M. Blow (@CharlesMBlow) July 9, 2020
“The ReidOut” will be based in Washington and focus on political analysis and punditry, but Ms. Reid said she also planned to address race, class, policing and other “cataclysmic social issues we need to reckon with.”
Congratulations, @JoyAnnReid! https://t.co/MYi6rMnN1v
— Errin Haines 🧼🧴😷🙏🏾 (@emarvelous) July 9, 2020
Congrats to the amazing @JoyAnnReid on her new weekday MSNBC show “The Reid Out”!!! It starts July 20! Wishing her GREAT success!!! https://t.co/eUMTu6n4tJ
— (((DeanObeidallah))) (@DeanObeidallah) July 9, 2020
Let’s go!!! So proud of @JoyAnnReid! A true trailblazer. Gwen Ifill is smiling down, proud. #ReidOut
— Bakari Sellers (@Bakari_Sellers) July 9, 2020
Congrats, @JoyAnnReid!!! ❤️❤️❤️
Joy Reid Takes Nightly Anchor Slot at MSNBC https://t.co/HwWgUPFhpr
— Charlotte Clymer 🏳️🌈 (@cmclymer) July 9, 2020
So excited for @JoyAnnReid – overdue. https://t.co/rP4gUKAoyY
— Carolyn McClanahan (@CarolynMcC) July 9, 2020
I can’t stress in this specific moment in racial history how important it is hearing a Black Woman will be on in prime time for MSM and FINALLY able to provide a voice for Black and Brown people
Congratulations Joy Reid!
— ABlackWomanWhoDontGiveAF*ck (@battletested5) July 9, 2020
Great news to wake up to. Congrats @JoyAnnReid !!! https://t.co/nzQJBdbuRa
— Bryce Tache (@brycetache) July 9, 2020
I. Love. This. News!!! @JoyAnnReid is The Perfect person to cover 2020. https://t.co/FnPYCRU0xH
— Neera -Wear a Mask -Tanden (@neeratanden) July 9, 2020
Congrats @JoyAnnReid ! https://t.co/8hhrEmeUpd
— Karen Attiah (@KarenAttiah) July 9, 2020
Well deserved, @JoyAnnReid!!! 👏🏾✊🏾 https://t.co/mwIMSEzeqr
— Marshall Anthony Jr., Ph.D. (@mcanthonyjr) July 9, 2020
As a long time “Reider”, I am so excited! Congratulations @JoyAnnReid !
But wait, what happens to @amjoyshow ? What will I do with my Saturday mornings after I watch @AliVelshi ? https://t.co/AGdkSGUEDh
— Penelope Silva (@PenelopesBooks) July 9, 2020
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