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Chuck Todd To Get Weekend MSNBC Political Show

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in Media

w00t!

My personal favorite political guru is getting his own digs.

The new show on MSNBC, to debut in late spring, would give Mr. Todd more experience as a political moderator and provide him with a good opportunity to develop his long-form interviewing skills. At the same time, it would give MSNBC an original political program to show off on a weekend schedule that is currently dominated by crime documentaries and taped content.

According to sources, the specifics of the showâ€”live vs. taped, one-on-one interview vs. a panel of guests, half-hour vs. an hour, Saturday vs. Sundayâ€”are still being worked out. Presumably the show will originate out of NBCâ€™s Washington D.C. bureau, where Mr. Todd is stationed. Staffing has yet to be determined.

I hope it’s live-ish because that’s really the only way it’ll be timely in a weekend slot. Also, if it engages social media in a very real way, it’ll be a must watch for a lot of new media folk that will help promote it via their own channels.

Still, whatever the show ends up being, you can bet I’ll be watching.

More as it develops…

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