Joy Reid Exits MSNBC Hours After Lester Holt's Big NBC Announcement amid Series of TV News Axes and Reshuffles

Mar. 15, 2025

Joy Reid.Photo:Theo Wargo/Getty

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Joy Reid and her show,The ReidOut, is leaving MSNBC amid the recentongoing shakeupsin television news.On Monday, Feb. 24, MSNBC’s new president Rebecca Kulter announced that the longtime journalist, 56, would be exiting the network in a memo sent to staff.“Joy Reid is leaving the network and we thank her for her countless contributions over the years,” Culter wrote in a statement. “Her work has been recognized with several esteemed honors, including most recently, the 2025 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding News Series.“She added that rotating anchors will fill in Reid’s 7 p.m. ET slot in the coming weeks. Symone Sanders Townsend, Michael Steele, and Alicia Menendez, current hosts ofThe Weekend, will now move to weekdays at 7 p.m. to host a new ensemble hour of news.‘The Weekend’ news desk.Virginia Sherwood/MSNBCThe ReidOutbecame an evening mainstay on MSNBC since its 2020 inception and saw the political commentator hold extensive interviews with politicians and other public figures.After reports of the newscast’s cancellation began circulating over the weekend, Reid addressed the speculation in a statement shared toBlueSkyandInstagramjust after midnight prior to the memo.“I just want to say thank you to everyone who has reached out with kindness and encouragement, both personally and in these social media streets,” Reid said. “So very proud of The Reidout @joy.msnbc.com team, who are truly family, and all of our supporters & friends. See you tomorrow night at 7, one more time.”Joy Reid on ‘Meet the Press’ in 2017.William B. Plowman/NBC/NBC Newswire/NBCUniversal via GettyThe news of Reid’s departure comes hours after longtimeNBCNightly NewsanchorLester Holtannounced he would be exiting the show this summer after more than 10 years.In a memo toNightlyandDatelinestaff, the 65-year-old wrote, “A smile comes to my face when I think that withNightly News,andDateline, I have now anchored two of the most successful and iconic television news programs in broadcast history.““As a 20-year-old radio reporter on the police beat chasing breaking news around San Francisco, I could never have imagined my career path would unfold in the way it has. What an amazing ride.“Reid and Holt aren’t the only journalists who have been caught in industry reshuffles on Monday.A source toldThe New York Postthat Ayman Mohyeldin, Katie Phang and Jonathan Capehart will reportedly have their weekend shows,Ayman Mohyeldin Reports,The Katie Phang ShowandThe Sunday Show With Jonathan Capehartcancelled.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Despite this, Mohyeldin, Phang and Capehart will remain at the network, with the former and the latter moving to host the morning and evening editions ofThe Weekendon Saturdays and Sundays at 7 a.m. and 6 p.m.Phang, on the other hand, will stay on as a legal correspondent.

Joy Reid and her show,The ReidOut, is leaving MSNBC amid the recentongoing shakeupsin television news.

On Monday, Feb. 24, MSNBC’s new president Rebecca Kulter announced that the longtime journalist, 56, would be exiting the network in a memo sent to staff.

“Joy Reid is leaving the network and we thank her for her countless contributions over the years,” Culter wrote in a statement. “Her work has been recognized with several esteemed honors, including most recently, the 2025 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding News Series.”

She added that rotating anchors will fill in Reid’s 7 p.m. ET slot in the coming weeks. Symone Sanders Townsend, Michael Steele, and Alicia Menendez, current hosts ofThe Weekend, will now move to weekdays at 7 p.m. to host a new ensemble hour of news.

‘The Weekend’ news desk.Virginia Sherwood/MSNBC

Virginia Sherwood/MSNBC

The ReidOutbecame an evening mainstay on MSNBC since its 2020 inception and saw the political commentator hold extensive interviews with politicians and other public figures.

After reports of the newscast’s cancellation began circulating over the weekend, Reid addressed the speculation in a statement shared toBlueSkyandInstagramjust after midnight prior to the memo.

“I just want to say thank you to everyone who has reached out with kindness and encouragement, both personally and in these social media streets,” Reid said. “So very proud of The Reidout @joy.msnbc.com team, who are truly family, and all of our supporters & friends. See you tomorrow night at 7, one more time.”

Joy Reid on ‘Meet the Press’ in 2017.William B. Plowman/NBC/NBC Newswire/NBCUniversal via Getty

William B. Plowman/NBC/NBC Newswire/NBCUniversal via Getty

The news of Reid’s departure comes hours after longtimeNBCNightly NewsanchorLester Holtannounced he would be exiting the show this summer after more than 10 years.

In a memo toNightlyandDatelinestaff, the 65-year-old wrote, “A smile comes to my face when I think that withNightly News,andDateline, I have now anchored two of the most successful and iconic television news programs in broadcast history.”

“As a 20-year-old radio reporter on the police beat chasing breaking news around San Francisco, I could never have imagined my career path would unfold in the way it has. What an amazing ride.”

Reid and Holt aren’t the only journalists who have been caught in industry reshuffles on Monday.

A source toldThe New York Postthat Ayman Mohyeldin, Katie Phang and Jonathan Capehart will reportedly have their weekend shows,Ayman Mohyeldin Reports,The Katie Phang ShowandThe Sunday Show With Jonathan Capehartcancelled.

Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.

Despite this, Mohyeldin, Phang and Capehart will remain at the network, with the former and the latter moving to host the morning and evening editions ofThe Weekendon Saturdays and Sundays at 7 a.m. and 6 p.m.

Phang, on the other hand, will stay on as a legal correspondent.

source: people.com