Ronan Farrow tapped to host 1 hour weekday MSNBC show

[cali]

Ronan Farrow, the 25-year-old son of actress Mia Farrow, will host a one-hour weekday show starting early next year on MSNBC, the U.S. television channel said on Wednesday.

The writer and human rights lawyer, who has been in talks with MSNBC about the show for months, will also contribute to the channel's website and NBC News.

"Ronan has established himself as a provocative, independent journalist capable of challenging people's assumptions and empowering audiences," Phil Griffin, MSNBC's president, said in a statement.

"His show will be a game changer for MSNBC, representing a fresh approach to how we deliver news."

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http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/17/entertainment-us-ronanfarrow-idUSBRE99F18920131017

[cilla4progress]

1. Oh no - who's leaving?

He does sound good..

[Kahuna]

2. Start spreading the news.....

[dflprincess]

10. Ha!

[Chuuku Davis]

3. No Thanks

Most of MSNBC sucks
This will suck more
JMHO

[cali]

6. and you know that how? he's incredibly bright

well educated, a Rhodes scholar and has a lot of widely varying experience- even for someone a decade older.

[TheDebbieDee]

4. Replacing the bumbling, stumbling, yammering, stammering Andrea Mitchell?

[DevonRex]

12. She drives me nuts but I also respect her for leading the way

in an area of journalism most women hadn't been allowed to explore. She really did get into fairly dangerous situations early on, in war zones etc. And she maintains excellent sources in foreign policy and the intelligence community.

So, from a feminist angle I have to give her credit. And from a journalist standpoint, that one area is where shows. The rest? Meh is the best I can manage most of the time for the reasons you listed and because, well, Greenspan. Really, Andrea? Really???

[JaneQPublic]

5. Young Blue Eyes

[smokey nj]

8. Damn, he's dreamy!

[Avalux]

9. Based on that photo, he's definitely Sinatra's kid.

No way he has Allen's genes floating around in there.

[libdem4life]

7. What a background...and those blue eyes...oh yeah.

[CK_John]

11. Hardball should be worried.