MSNBC continues to spark concern among netizens who believe the network has fired Rachel Maddow. This comes after the recent cancellations of shows by Joy Reid and Alex Wagner, leaving many worried that Maddow could be next in line.
But is it really true that Rachel Maddow will no longer host on MSNBC? Here’s everything going on within the network.
Did MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow get fired from the Network?
No, Rachel Maddow did not get fired from her position at MSNBC.
Netizens are concerned for Maddow as MSNBC recently laid off most of her staff. The cuts come as part of a major restructuring within the network. According to The Guardian, MSNBC has informed many producers of Maddow’s show that they will have the option to apply for new positions when they become available, with priority given to internal candidates over external ones. However, Maddow will retain her position on the show, along with her executive producer, Cory Gnazzo, and other senior personnel.
The report confirmed that most of Maddow’s team—who had also worked with other hosts, including Katie Phang, Jonathan Capehart, Ayman Mohyeldin, and José Díaz-Balart, whose shows were also canceled—will no longer be part of the network. However, the affected employees can choose to reapply in the future. MSNBC is currently splitting from its parent company, NBCUniversal, leading to major changes. As a result, the network faces new financial challenges. In response, MSNBC is now exploring cost-cutting measures. This move follows CNN’s recent decision to lay off 200 employees. These shifts, along with significant personnel changes, have raised further concerns about the network’s future.
In her recent monologue, Maddow criticized the network’s decision to terminate employees and let Joy Reid go. She implied that the higher-ups were acting unfairly, suggesting that firing Reid and demoting Wagner had racial undertones. “That has never happened at this scale, in this way before when it comes to programming changes, presumably because it’s not the right way to treat people, and it’s inefficient and it’s unnecessary and it kind of drops the bottom out of whether or not people feel like this is a good place to work, and so we don’t generally do things that way,” asserted Maddow.
Originally reported by Namrata Ghosh on ComingSoon.
