Rachel Maddow to Replace Dan Abrams on MSNBC

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Oh, Hell Yeah and Oh, Hell No [News Roundup]
Published 8/19/2008 by Megan at Jezebel
Rachel Maddow has finally been given her own show at MSNBC. She's taking over Dan Abrams' 9:00 ET spot on September 8 (the Monday after the conventions). Congrats! [ NY Times ] Barack Obama told John McCain to stop questioning his patriotism just because they disagree on national security. It won't work, but it was well-said, so go read it. [ ...

Rachel Maddow Boots Dan Abrams Off MNSBC's 9pm Slot
Published 8/19/2008 at Jossip
... Though removed from primetime, Abrams, however, isn't going far: He remains NBC News' chief legal correspondent, and is expected to continue appearing on the network. ...

Final Verdict: Maddow Replacing Abrams
Published 8/19/2008 at mediabistro.com: TVNewser
After speculation dating back to December, MSNBC's Rachel Maddow will get her own show. The New York Times' Bill Carter reports Maddow will replace Dan Abrams and his show "Verdict," at 9pmET, beginning after the conventions. The move will take place on 9/8/08, one month after the Olympics began. Says MSNBC president Phil Griffin in the story, it, "will be the final leg of the political race this year." The final "Verdict" airs on ...

Breaking! Maddow Gets Her MSNBC Show Starting September 8
Published 8/19/2008 by Joe B. at I Am A TV Junkie, A Blog For The Clicker Jockey
Finally! I've only been saying this should happen for a couple years now. Just click on this link and you can see how far ahead of the curve I have been on this. NY Times: The addition of Ms. Maddow as prime-time host had been expected for some time. Only a month ago, Mr. Griffin said she was at the top of the list to get a show at the network, and would likely get one soon. MSNBC has put heavy emphasis this year on presidential election coverage (it has given itself the tag line, “The Place for ...

What's Next for Dan Abrams?
Published 8/19/2008 at mediabistro.com: TVNewser
... , a rising star at the network. The NYTimes' Bill Carter, who broke the news, reports Abrams will anchor MSNBC daytime shows as well as filling in on the Weekend Today show and reporting for the network. ...

Extra, Extra
Published 8/19/2008 by Jen Chung at Gothamist
... Ave & Leonard St in Brooklyn, a severed limb on Franklin Avenue in Queens, and a RMP accident at 42nd St & 1st Ave in Manhattan. The U.S. Attoney's office thinks many NYC apartment developers and landlords violate laws by not having apartments that wheelchair users can live in. Pal of Martha Stewart Sam Waksal is out of jail and living in a halfway house in the Bronx. Mets' closer Billy Wagner's forearm strain is now elbow pain. Rachel Maddow gets a show on MSNBC--she'll be replacing Dan Abrams program. A pregnant Times reporter ...

Olbermann Favorite Ascends At MSNBC [Jobs]
Published 8/20/2008 by Ryan Tate at Gawker
... After frequent guest and guest-host appearances on Keith Olbermann's left-leaning Countdown, political commentator Rachel Maddow will get her own MSNBC show, replacing Dan Abrams' Verdict 9 pm weeknights. The Times' Brian Stelter writes that "Ms. Maddow will almost certainly be a closer ideological fit with Mr. Olbermann’s," reinforcing ...

You will not be able to stay home
Published 8/20/2008 by DJA at Secret Society
... Rachel Maddow is set to become the smartest host on the teevee machine beginning September 8. This is indescribably awesome. I have been a huge fan of Rachel since she debuted on Air America Radio in early 2004, and her radio show is the only remaining bright spot on the rather dismal current AAR schedule. She has, by all accounts, done a formidable job as a regular commentator on MSNBC's Race To The White House and as a fill-in host for Keith Olbermann, so I could not be happier that her talent, intellect, and political acumen are actually being rewarded. ...

Rachel Maddow takes Dan Abrams' spot on MSNBC
Published 8/20/2008 by Allison Waldman at TV Squad
... In fact, she's been Keith's regular fill-in this summer, a sure sign that she's MSNBC's star on the rise. The network has just announced that Rachel Maddow has been chosen to replace MSNBC's Dan Abrams, bumping his show Verdict out of the primetime lineup. ...

Obama Suffers Shrinkage
Published 8/20/2008 at Radar: Fresh Intelligence Blog
... : Following John McCain 's superior Saddleback Church pandering, recent polls show that Obama 's lead is shrinking. A new CNN poll of polls shows the big O with just a three-point lead over John McCain , down from the eight-point lead he had in mid-July. Girl power : As ...

MSNBC's Abrams in the Role He Was Born to Play
Published 20 days ago by Jeff Bercovici at Portfolio.com: Mixed Media
... Abrams, who's been a more sporadic presence on MSNBC since his primetime show, Verdict, was replaced by The Rachel Maddow Show in September, says he wrote his own lines. "They told me the plot line and I wrote the script," he says. ...