Al Sharpton will no longer deliver political news to the masses on a week-nightly basis - MSNBC has canceled his show "Politics Nation," according to Newsday and he will host a Sunday morning series for the network instead.
"PoliticsNation" has been on MSNBC for four years. An internal memo from MSNBC chief Phil Griffin congratulated Sharpton on his time with the show. "For four years they have done a terrific job bringing his voice and a big spotlight to issues of justice, civil rights and equality.And as many of you know, The Rev. never missed a show. I'm looking forward to seeing what he can do with a Sunday morning newsmaker program," he said in the memo, Newsday reported.
MSNBC is in the middle of several changes. The network has not announced who will be taking Sharpton's time slot, but it has said that Brian Williams will anchor on the network soon. Chuck Todd, the current moderator for NBC's "Meet the Press," will have his own show on MSNBC at 5 p.m. this fall, according to CNN Money.
MSNBC is restructuring the network to keep politics confined to evening primetime hours. It plans to focus on breaking news the rest of the day, according to The Wall Street Journal. Sharpton's show "PoliticsNation," which aired weeknights at 6 p.m. EDT, was completely focused on politics and policy. His new show will air at 8 a.m. Sunday mornings.
