Symone Sanders Joins MSNBC As Host On Weekends And For Streaming Channel
10.01.2022 - 18:19
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Symone Sanders, who last month departed as senior adviser and chief spokesperson for Vice President Kamala Harris, is joining MSNBC, where she will host on weekends and on the network’s Peacock streaming channel, The Choice from MSNBC.
Sanders’ is one of the first major hires by Rashida Jones, who coming up on a year in her role, as MSNBC’s president. She made the announcement to staff on Monday morning.
Sanders’ show will “explore issues at the intersection of politics, culture and race and break down how decisions made in Washington impact electorates, industries, and communities across the country,” the network said in its announcement. She also will interview elected and government officials.
Sanders also will serve as a fill in anchor on the network.
On The Choice from MSNBC, Sanders will join other figures such as Zerlina Maxwell, Mehdi Hasan and Ayman Mohyeldin, as NBCU News Group Chairman Cesar Conde last year announced a boost in programming and hiring on the network’s streaming platforms. They also include NBC News Now and Today All Day.
Sanders has been critical of the way that Beltway media has covered the administration. “Not nearly enough talk about how the beltway media aka DC media needs to elevate its discourse and report the actual news. Too many of the ‘hot takes’ are just tired and wrong,” she wrote.
In announcing her departure late last year, she said that she will be an “outside voice” of support.
“Our president and VP are fighters and I will continue to be on the team, fighting for them,” she wrote, according to Politico.
Sanders, 32, was previously a commentator on CNN.
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