When Joy Reid takes over MSNBC's broadcast for two hours each Saturday and Sunday, she knows she has to walk a tightrope. Her show, "AM Joy," is supposed to have a broader perspective than the rat-a-tat-tat breaking-news coverage that normally fills MSNBC's dayside grid. But in this current news cycle, headlines are always breaking. The trick, sometimes, is to nod to the news but use it to build up a bigger idea. "We want to keep adding to the st... Full Story on Variety.com →
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