Please anybody but Hallie Jackson.
Tom Llamas would be a woeful choice.
Seems like everyoneās pretty divided on who should take over. Thereās fans of Llamas and Jackson and then there are the non-fans of both.
Based on seniority at least, Iām surprised Jose Diaz-Balart hasnāt been mentioned as a potential frontrunner, given heās the Saturday edition host and also has a fairly high profile on NBC.
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Both seem pretty beige choices IMO
Heād be a surprising choice - he previously anchored the Nightly News equivalent on Telemundo for over a decade until NBC moved him on a couple of years ago. Heās also in his mid-60s, theyāll want somebody who has the potential to be in the chair long-term.
I wonder if NBC might consider following CBS and trying a double header? In the absence of an obvious, knock-out candidate it might be a good option.
Peter Alexander is the other name that comes to mind. He has the profile and the credentials.
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Agreed I was just going to say heās in his late 60s. Heās too old for the role now, they need someone there for longevity.
Iāll be EXTREMELY surprised if it is anyone other than Tom Llamas. NBC seem to have been grooming him as Holtās successor for a long time. Heās already lead anchor on NBC News Now.
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Yep, and heās the go to fill in (from what Iāve seen) for NBC Nightly News these days - basically heās in the same position that Brain Williams was in before he took over from Tom Brokaw (main fill in, hosting a nightly show on an NBC news channel, etc)
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Maybe Tom and Hallie together. Co anchors. They were grrray co anchoring on NBC Now during election season.
Interesting idea. Though I donāt think theyāll go down that road, not when CBSā double head experiment has gone down so badly. I reckon itāll be Tom with Hallie filling in.
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Heās pretty entrenched in the Miami operation. Canāt see him relocating to NYC.
Again, pretty entrenched in Washington and the White House. I donāt see him giving that up just yet.
Unlikely, it would take out their Sunday anchor and two News Now shows in one hit.
Personally I think theyāre both great, I only say Tom brcause heās already in New York, heās regularly covered for Lester and it does seem like theyāve been grooming him ever since he moved to NBC. I think his sticking point is heāll want a side project as well (like Lester has with Dateline).
Rachel Maddow addressed this on her show todayā¦ outspoken about how management are handling this and crews behind the scenes
https://x.com/harrisonjaime/status/1894235954619052320?s=46&t=u8D0PIl_nvy0sdRej_hX3w
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Donāt think this quite applies to Peter Alexander. Heās younger and has been around NBC for 20 years or so covering politics and The White House. The WH correspondent gig is a great one for a journalist but thereās very few roles more distinguished than Anchor and Managing Editor of the NBC Nightly News.
Iāve rarely seen Peter filling in so he may not be a massive contender but itās not likely that heād turn it down if given the chance.
Wild to see the MSNBC hosts with on air backlash. Do they have no respect for their managementās rights to make programming decisions?
And consolidating daytime hours into two hour blocks is also responsible management in this declining landscape. Management is just trying to make the organisation viable going forward.
Maddow has an oversized influence on the channel, having basically led the improvement of the channels ratings since she joined, and took over Olbermannās lead after he left.
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doesnāt he still host Saturday Today in New York too? Kinda like Lester before he took the NN realm full time
Saturday Today is from D.C.
Itās from Studio 1A since last year
Regardless, people move for jobs. Not sure why people on this page find that such a foreign concept. If they wanted Peter for NN heād move for it. Or theyād host from DC.
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Exactly. NBC Nightly News is one of the biggest gigs in TV news. Maybe Today Show close runner up. Youād move mountains to host a network news broadcast. They are just iconic roles that every up and coming presenter would dream of owning.