MSNBC has announced it is appointing Jackie Alemany as the new co-host of The Weekend with Eugene Daniels and Jonathan Capehart.
Alemany joins the cable network after previously serving as a political reporter for The Washington Post. In her most recent position at the Post, she was assigned to cover the White House and has contributed to coverage of the beginning of the second Donald Trump administration. She also founded and led the Post’s newsletter now known as the Early Brief during her time with the Jeff Bezos-owned publication.
It isn’t her first foray into the television news world. She previously spent time at CBS News.
“Jackie has built a reputation of accountability journalism covering the nation’s capital from both sides of Pennsylvania Avenue,” MSNBC President Rebecca Kutler said in a statement. “Her addition as a co-host of The Weekend in the mornings, alongside Eugene Daniels and Jonathan Capehart, solidifies this trio as a trusted roundtable of experts and insiders our audience is looking forward to waking up with every Saturday and Sunday.”
In her role on The Weekend, Alemany will be focused on fact-finding in regard to the top stories of the week.
“I’m thrilled to join MSNBC’s cohort of exceptional reporters and journalists in covering Washington during this critical period for fair and unflinching journalism,” Alemany said. “MSNBC continues to provide much-needed context and insight to consequential stories, and the network’s investment in original reporting and its rapidly expanding Washington bureau signals its ambitions and commitment to viewers and agenda-setting journalism as a whole.”
With the addition of Alemany, the weekly panel for The Weekend is now set with Jonathan Capehart and Eugene Daniels being previously announced earlier this week. The announcement of the addition of Jackie Alemany to the program was officially announced during Morning Joe on Tuesday morning.
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