Joy Reid is set to make her mark in the history books as the first Black woman to anchor prime-time news.
The move will mean Reid will join CNN host Don Lemon as two of the only Black anchors on prime-time cable news.
According to The Wall Street Journal, who based their report on unnamed sources, MSNBC is slated to announce Reid’s promotion, where she will host the 7 p.m. time slot.
Reid often sits in for Maddow when the host takes leave, and also serves as a correspondent for the network when she is not hosting her weekend show.
The journalist and political analyst hosts MSNBC’s weekend show AM Joy, and previously hosted The Reid Report from 2014-2015 on MSNBC.
