Now with Alex Wagner

Now with Alex Wagner
Title card
Format	News show
Presented by	Alex Wagner
Country of origin	United States
Production
Executive producer(s)	Dana Haller
Location(s)	New York City
Running time	60 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	MSNBC
Picture format	480i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV)
Original run	November 14, 2011 (2011-11-14) – present
External links
Website

Now with Alex Wagner (stylized NOW) is a news show on MSNBC hosted by Alex Wagner. The show debuted on November 14, 2011 and airs on weekdays at noon ET.^[1]

Format

Now utilizes a panel format for a majority of the show featuring correspondents and special guests that analyze and break down the most important stories of the day with Wagner serving as both moderator and anchor. The focus is generally political, but also includes breaking stories and pop culture. The program also features branded special segments. Instead of the traditional daytime "news crawl" at the bottom of the screen, Now features a Twitter feed that displays tweets from various news organizations, reporters, and other relevant organizations and individuals regarding the story being discussed at the time.

Special segments

• The Bullpen: A conversation with another MSNBC personality about the news of the day.
• Post Script (P.S.): A short editorial segment, featuring Wagner's opinion on an important issue or news story.

History

Now was created to replace the 12pm hour of MSNBC Live, which was hosted by Contessa Brewer until August 2011. Between Brewer's departure and Now's debut, MSNBC Live's noon hour was presented by rotating fill-in anchors.^[2] Wagner was the third MSNBC personality in quick succession to be announced as host of a new show on the network. Al Sharpton's PoliticsNation and Chris Hayes's Up with Chris Hayes also debuted in the three months prior to Now's premiere.^[3]

Notable events

During the January 5, 2012 broadcast, former Republican National Committee chairman Michael Steele shot back at Wagner for suggesting conservatives needed to rally around Mitt Romney to tie up the Republican Party nomination quickly. He said, "Why can’t conservatives just make up their own mind? Why do they have to sit and wait for you or me or Karl Rove or anybody to tell them who they should want? We saw in this process that the base of the party said we will do this our way in our time. We’re, they’re in no rush to do this. They want to vet these guys."^[4]

On January 13, 2012, Wagner was heard muttering "Jesus" under her breath during a clip featuring Rick Santorum talking about social class in the United States.^[5][6]

References

External links

• Official site