David Shuster To Host '1600 Pennsylvania Avenue'
Replaces David Gregory who took over as host of 'Meet the Press'
By Marisa Guthrie -- Broadcasting & Cable, 12/16/2008 10:32:00 AM
David Shuster has been named anchor of MSNBC's 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, the network announced Tuesday.
The 6 p.m. program, which covers Washington and the administration, was previously anchored by David Gregory, who last week took over the helm of NBC's Sunday public affairs program Meet the Press.
Shuster has been at MSNBC since 2002. He frequently fills in for Chris Matthews on Hardball.
"After six years working with MSNBC primetime, I'm humbled by the opportunity to host my own show, and honored to join a line-up that includes Chris [Matthews], Keith [Olbermann], and Rachel [Maddow]," said Shuster in a statement. "As I transition into my own show, I'm particularly grateful to Chris for his support and encouragement during my years at Hardball and now. I'm thrilled to get to work."
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Outstanding news about David Shuster getting his own show!!!
KUDOS, David. I''ve enjoyed watching David get right in there and find
every single angle of the story, leaving no stone unturned, since he
was first imbedded in Iraq. In fact, my family and I would wait up at
nights specifically for David''s reports.
Shuster does a really great job, and he knows his business. He can sit
in for Chris Matthew''s without missing a beat
Timothy J. San Paolo - 12/18/2008 8:33:00 PM EST -
Shuster is one of the few TV reporters who actually can do original reporting. He was way out in front on the Valerie Pflame story. Hope his move to an anchor chair doesn't keep him studio-bound. If he really wants to break ground, he should do an original field package every day and rush back to the studio for the live show, like in the "old days" before multimillion dollar contracts, host bloviation and groupthink management took the juice out of TV news.
Adam Smith - 12/16/2008 9:49:00 PM EST
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