Al Jazeera America's primetime block will feature John Seigenthaler's "Nightly News" at 8 p.m., followed by Joie Chen's "America Tonight" at 9 p.m. and "Consider This" at 10 p.m. with Antonio Mora, the upstart news network revealed Wednesday in announcing its programming schedule. Also read: Al Jazeera America Announces 12 New U.S. Bureaus and Correspondents The times and titles of its flagship programs come six days before its August 20 launch. Here's the entire schedule from the press release: Inside Story (Monday - Friday | 5:00 p.m. Et): Inside Story provides analysis, background and context on the top...
- 8/14/2013
- by Sara Morrison
- The Wrap
Just over three weeks before its debut, Al Jazeera America today announced that it is going to have an on-the-ground presence in 12 Us cities. Along with a bureau in NYC, where the news network will be based, Ajam will have correspondents in Dallas, Denver, La, Nashville, Miami, Seattle, San Francisco, New Orleans, Detroit, Chicago and Washington D.C. “It is critical for Al Jazeera America to have bureaus strategically placed throughout the U.S. so that we can cover the news from wherever it happens,” said Al Jazeera America’s Svp of Newsgathering Marcy McGinnis in a statement today. Among the hires, former NBC News national correspondent Jennifer London will be Ajam’s reporter in La and former C-span Washington Journal host Libby Casey will hold down the fort in the nation’s capitol. Last week Ajam said that former CNNer Joie Chen would be added to its growing on-air...
- 7/30/2013
- by DOMINIC PATTEN
- Deadline TV
Al Jazeera America's lineup continues to fill out with Antonio Mora joining the news channel as the host of its nightly talk show, "Consider This." "I am thrilled to be a part of an organization that's committed to in-depth coverage of stories important to all Americans," Mora said in a statement. Also read: ABC's Kate O'Brian Named Al Jazeera America President; Ehab Al Shihabi Is Interim CEO The show, which just launched its own Twitter account, will feature interviews and panel discussions. Mora has experience at the national news level, having worked for...
- 7/26/2013
- by Sara Morrison
- The Wrap
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