MSNBC officially announces Joy Reid as successor to Chris Matthews' Hardball timeslot

The New York Times

On July 20, the A.M. Joy host will launch the daily Washington, D.C.-based The ReidOut at 7 p.m. ET, taking over for Matthews, who was forced to resign in March. Reid's promotion makes her the only Black woman to have a nightly show on a major network. “Evening and prime-time news has been a universe of white men really since I was growing up,” says Reid. “For somebody who grew up as a nerdy kid obsessed with news, watching Nightline and Meet the Press, the idea of being a part of that family has always just been kind of overwhelming.” Reid adds: “I am a Black mom, a Black woman, a Black daughter. I am also a journalist who can conceptualize that pain from a unique point of view. Every day I’m in this job, I’m very conscious of that responsibility to make that collective voice heard. It’s unique to do that as a Black woman.”