‘Morning Joe’ host says ‘they can get somebody else to host this show’ if MSNBC benches broadcast again (2024)

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Scarborough, meanwhile, hinted that if a similar decision is made in the future, he could walk away from the network. “Next time we're told there's going to be a news feed replacing us, we will be in our chairs, and the news feed will be us or they can get somebody else to host this show,” he said on air July 16.

The temporary pause of “Morning Joe,” a show that has reached new heights of political influence in recent weeks, triggered outrage in political-media circles, especially after CNN reported a claim that MSNBC brass were wary that a guest would make an impolite remark regarding the Saturday shooting at the Trump rally.

Joe is worth approximately $25 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth, with an estimated annual salary of $8 million. The TV personality launched his media career in 2003 with the premiere of his MSNBC show, Scarborough Country, which ran until 2007 when he left to host Morning Joe.

Mika Emilie Leonia Brzezinski Scarborough (/ˈmiːkə brəˈzɪnski/; née Brzezinski; born May 2, 1967) is an American talk show host who currently co-hosts MSNBC's weekday morning broadcast show Morning Joe alongside her husband Joe Scarborough.

Former Florida Republican Congressman Joe Scarborough, then host of the primetime MSNBC program Scarborough Country, suggested the idea of doing a morning show instead.

Rachel Maddow used to earn $7 million annually as a news anchor at MSNBC, but she signed a contract in 2021 that boosted this number more than threefold to $30 million. As of 2023, her estimated net worth is around $35 million.

WNBC's Chuck Scarborough makes $500,000 a year for anchoring the 6 p.m. newscast. But most local news anchors make far less than that. According to Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average news anchor salary is about $67,000.

In 2020, Hannity dropped from the number one rated show on Fox News for the first time in two years, falling behind Tucker Carlson. He remains the highest-paid star on Fox, however, banking $25 million each year from the network.

The audience size for Morning Joe has varied since its premiere in 2007, but it posted an increase of nearly 50 percent between 2015 and 2016 (to date)—its highest ratings ever. However, it has always lagged cable competitor Fox & Friends but leads CNN's New Day program.

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Michael Barnicle (born October 13, 1943) is an American journalist and commentator who has worked in print, radio, and television. He is a senior contributor and the veteran columnist on MSNBC's Morning Joe.

In October 2001, Scarborough married his second wife, Susan Waren, a former aide to Florida governor Jeb Bush and a former congressional committee staffer. Their daughter was born in August 2003; their son was born in May 2008. Scarborough and Waren were divorced in January 2013.

CBS pulled the plug on the series when they could not come to an agreement with Brown about a new contract. The company had been splitting the profits with Brown for the last seven years.

However, CNN's Oliver Darcy reported that "the decision was made to avoid a scenario in which one of the show's stable of two dozen-plus guests might make an inappropriate comment on live television that could be used to assail the program and network as a whole." A spokesperson for MSNBC denied CNN's report.

Conclusion. The audience size for Morning Joe has varied since its premiere in 2007, but it posted an increase of nearly 50 percent between 2015 and 2016 (to date)—its highest ratings ever. However, it has always lagged cable competitor Fox & Friends but leads CNN's New Day program.

MSNBC. Morning Joe reasserted its political importance on Monday with interviews with two of Kamala Harris' potential vice president contenders and adversaries.