MSNBC continued to fill out its new talent line-up on Tuesday, officially welcoming The Washington Post’s Jackie Alemany to the staff as both Washington Correspondent and co-host of “The Weekend.”
Joe Scarborough announced the news on “Morning Joe,” confirming she’ll co-host the Saturday and Sunday shows alongside Jonathan Capehart and fellow new hire Eugene Daniels. Additionally, Ayman Mohyeldin will be leading the evening edition of “The Weekend” with two hosts still to be named.
“I brought this up before, but you and Mika [Brzezinski] were the first people to book me on cable news in 2018 when I joined The Washington Post. So this really feels like a full circle, round trip ticket moment,” Alemany told the panel. “You guys have been such a champion of Washington Post journalism, too, and I’m so excited and very grateful.”
“Mika has been my fairy godmother,” she added.
“We’re very excited, very grateful,” Scarborough agreed. “I’m very grateful that Mika sees talent, spots talent … she’s a champion. So congratulations, and we can’t wait to see you on the weekend.”
Alemany has been with WaPo since 2018, serving as a White House reporter after graduating from Harvard with a B.A. in Government.
Her hiring comes after MSNBC removed Joy Reid from their ranks and demoted Alex Wagner from host to correspondent late last month. Former “The Weekend” anchors Symone Sanders Townsend, Michael Steele and Alicia Menendez will instead be replacing “The ReidOut” with a new show of their own. Meanwhile, Jen Psaki will also be getting a new weeknight primetime show.
All of the above updates come shortly after new MSNBC president Rebecca Kutler replaced Rashida Jones as the network’s chief in January.
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