After joining MS NOW — previously MSNBC — nearly a decade ago, Charlie Sykes has announced he has departed his role as a contributor with the network.
Sykes has spent the past nine years working as a contributor to the cable news network.
Charlie Sykes previously worked as the morning host on Milwaukee news/talk station 620 WTMJ for more than 20 years until his 2016 departure. He also hosted a Sunday morning talk show on WTMJ-TV from 1993 to 2016 about political issues in the state of Wisconsin.
In a post on social media, Charlie Sykes revealed he had asked MS NOW to let him out of his contract early.
“A few months ago, I asked the folks at MSNBC to let me out of the final year of my contributor contract (which ran through the end of 2026),” Sykes wrote. “They graciously agreed and, frankly, were wonderful about it. They didn’t attach any conditions or limits. No NDAs, non-competes, or restrictions. Pure class.”
Sykes has shared that he’s going to put more effort into his burgeoning Substack column, as well as an emphasis on his podcast and YouTube efforts.
“For 2026, I have two goals (besides saving democracy and maintaining our collective sanity): (1) Grow the audience; and (2) Work harder to break out of our bubbles,” Sykes added, stating that he hopes he’ll still be invited to MS NOW “from time to time.”
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