Join the Early Shift: Ali Vital will be the anchor of MSNBC’s morning show, Way Too Early, starting Monday, January 6. Jonathan Lemire, who joins Morning Joe’s 9 o’clock show in an expanded role as co-host. Vital joined NBC News in 2012 and served as a Capitol Hill correspondent before this new role. “I’m thrilled to join the Way Too Early team, hosting a show run by some of the smartest journalists in Washington,” she said. says Variety. “I will continue to work on my sources and bring viewers into the halls of power with new reporting and timely interviews from Capitol Hill and across Washington.”
Personal news that is too good not to share! I can’t wait to start with #WayTooEarly in January: variety.com/2024/tv/news… ⏰ ☕️ ☀️
—Ali Vitali (@alivitali.bsky.social) December 9, 2024 at 10:23 a.m.
Also joining the anchor team early in the morning is Marc Lotter, who was named co-host of Newsmax’s Wake Up America alongside Sharla McBride. Lotter most recently served as communications director for the America First Policy Institute, and also worked as special assistant to the president and press secretary to the vice president. Mike Pence during the first Donald Trump administration. He begins his new mission on December 16.
From television to digital: NBC News loses one of its top reporters to Politico—Dasha burns was named head of the White House digital media office. In a memo to staff, global editor-in-chief John Harris said: “Dasha has quickly established herself as one of the most compelling voices in political journalism, combining sharp insights, relentless curiosity and a fearless approach to tackling the stories that shape our world. » Burns had been with NBC for eight years, most recently covering the Trump campaign during the just-concluded presidential election. She begins her new mission in January.
Meanwhile, a former NBC News staffer is returning to the network. MSNBC Executive Daniel Arnall will serve as a deputy on the Standards and Practices team. Arnall’s return was in the works before the MSNBC split. part of the SpinCo assortment of the NBCUniversal cable networks.
White House Chair Switch: CBS News announced that Jennifer Jacobs will be its new lead White House reporter after previously covering the beat for Bloomberg. “Jennifer will be a key member of our White House unit as we continue our coverage of news from the White House,” said the CBS News vice president and Washington, D.C. bureau chief. Marc Lima said in a statement.
I am delighted that @JenniferJJacobs join us at @cbsnews to cover the next administration and related events in Washington. A seasoned professional who will make our reporting even stronger. 💪🏼
– Ed O’Keefe (@edokeefe) December 9, 2024
Climb the Beeb Ladder: BBC News’ Johnny McGuigan has been appointed editor-in-chief, growth and social, of the UK outlet. In this role, he will oversee the digital growth of BBC News at home and abroad, and lead interdisciplinary teams at the Beeb’s headquarters in Cardiff. McGuigan was previously senior streaming news editor.
Congratulations to @jonnymcguigan who was appointed news editor of BBC News, Growth and Social.
Jonny will spearhead BBC News’ digital growth in the UK and internationally, leading cross-disciplinary teams across BBC Wales HQ.https://t.co/Tw4SM8kK4k
– BBC News Press Team (@BBCNewsPR) December 10, 2024
