NewsNation to Expand Weekend Programming, Launching Morning in America on January 27
12 January 2024 - 1:00AM
Business Wire
Journalist Hena Doba Will Anchor Three-Hour
Newscast
Network Will Also Debut New Weekday
Programming Lineup in January
NewsNation, America’s fastest-growing cable news network, today
announced the debut of the weekend edition of Morning in America
with Hena Doba. The new weekend show will premiere on Saturday,
January 27 and will be anchored by journalist Hena Doba on
Saturdays and Sundays from 7-10 a.m. ET.
Beginning Monday, January 22, NewsNation will also debut a new
daytime lineup. The weekday edition of Morning in America will
transition to a three-hour program with solo anchor Markie Martin
from 6-9 a.m. ET. Morning in America co-host Adrienne Bankert will
become NewsNation’s Special Projects anchor and begin a new series
centered on faith in America debuting in February 2024 entitled,
"One Nation Under God."
As part of the new lineup, NewsNation Now with Nichole Berlie
will expand to three hours from 12-3 p.m. ET, following NewsNation
Live with Marni Hughes from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. ET. Additionally,
Elizabeth Vargas Reports, with anchor Elizabeth Vargas will move to
an earlier timeslot at 5 p.m. ET, followed by The Hill with
moderator Blake Burman at 6 p.m. ET.
“We are excited to debut our new weekend morning show along with
an enhanced daytime lineup to fill out our 24 hour/7 day-a-week
schedule in 2024,” said Michael Corn, NewsNation’s President of
News. “This programming is another big milestone for the network as
we continue to build a best-in-class news organization.”
Ms. Doba has served in various roles at Cheddar News for the
past five years, including as host of Cheddar News’ Wake Up with
Cheddar. Previously, she worked as an anchor and correspondent for
CBS News where she led The National Desk with Hena Daniels from
2015 to 2019 covering national and international stories and
reporting live from the New York Stock Exchange for CBS affiliates
across the country. Prior to joining CBS, she anchored the 11 p.m.
newscast at WFSB-TV in Hartford, Connecticut and worked as a
general assignment reporter at WTOC-TV in Savannah, Georgia and
WGCL-TV in Atlanta, Georgia. In addition to broadcast television,
Ms. Doba has served as an adjunct professor at the Connecticut
School of Broadcasting and Capital Community College. She began her
broadcasting career as a reporter at WWTI ABC50 in Watertown, New
York.
In addition to Ms. Doba, TODAY Show veteran Dee Dee Thomas joins
the network as executive producer of the weekend edition of Morning
in America. Ms. Thomas served as executive producer of Weekend
TODAY from 2011-2014; she started as a production assistant on
Weekend TODAY in 1993. Most recently, she served as senior
executive producer of Live Content & Talent Development at
Yahoo Finance. Previously, Ms. Thomas was the executive producer of
Cheddar Inc. where she oversaw Cheddar News’ Wrap Up news show and
primetime specials, such as “Countdown to the Carpet” and “Farewell
to the Force.” Prior to Cheddar, she worked at NBC News where she
held several roles, including senior producer of NBC’s Harry TV
Show and senior producer on MSNBC’s dayside unit.
NewsNation’s Weekday Programming
Lineup: 6-9 AM ET– Morning in America with anchor Markie
Martin 9 AM-12 PM ET– NewsNation Live with Marni Hughes 12-3 PM ET
– NewsNation Now with Nichole Berlie 3-5 PM ET– NewsNation Now with
Connell McShane 5-6 PM ET – Elizabeth Vargas Reports 6-7 PM ET– The
Hill with moderator Blake Burman 7-8 PM ET– On Balance with Leland
Vittert 8-9 PM ET– CUOMO hosted by Chris Cuomo 9-10 PM ET– Dan
Abrams Live hosted by Dan Abrams 10-11 PM ET– Banfield hosted by
Ashleigh Banfield
About NewsNation NewsNation, a Nexstar Media Group, Inc.
(Nasdaq: NXST) property, is the fastest-growing national cable news
network in primetime reaching nearly 70 million television
households across the United States. Validated by independent
watchdog groups, NewsNation is America’s source for engaging and
unbiased news, which reflects the full range of perspectives across
the country. The network draws on the local and national expertise
of Nexstar Media Group’s 5,500 journalists in 110 newsrooms across
the country. NewsNation is available on every major cable and
satellite providers, streaming platforms including YouTubeTV, Hulu,
DirecTV Stream, FuboTV and Sling, online at www.newsnationnow.com,
and on the NewsNationNow app available on Android and iOS.
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