Shuster Named New York Anchor for Al Jazeera America

By John Eggerton
( Broadcasting & Cable )
published

Al Jazeera America continues to staff up as it prepares to launch Aug. 20.

The 24-hour news channel has named David Shuster, formerly with MSNBC, as a New York anchor.

Most recently Shuster was with Current TV, which Al Jazeera bought to remake into Al Jazeera America.

Shuster is a veteran of the 24-hour news wars. His resume also includes Fox News and CNN.

John Eggerton
John Eggerton

Contributing editor John Eggerton has been an editor and/or writer on media regulation, legislation and policy for over four decades, including covering the FCC, FTC, Congress, the major media trade associations, and the federal courts. In addition to Multichannel News and Broadcasting + Cable, his work has appeared in Radio World, TV Technology, TV Fax, This Week in Consumer Electronics, Variety and the Encyclopedia Britannica.