By Robert Laurie ——Bio and Archives--August 27, 2015
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MSNBC is moving reverend and talk-show host Al Sharpton's Politics Nation to Sundays, network president Phil Griffin said in a memo on Wednesday. Its last weekday airing will be on Sept. 4. "After four terrific years – or as Reverend Sharpton said, 'a full first term' – PoliticsNation is ready for its next chapter. Beginning on Sunday, October 4, the show will move to Sunday mornings at 8:00 am," Griffin wrote. The show has aired at 6 pm ET on weekdays and will now move from five days a week to one day a week.Sadly, that means we'll be getting less of this: Despite his situation, Sharpton has decided that the end of his daily show is not a demotion. In fact, he's pretty excited about PoliticsNation becoming one of journalism's super-important "Sunday Morning News Shows." Obviously, Al is not quite sharp enough to realize that going from a nightly show to one that airs once a week when no one is watching represents a downgrade. But let's let him have his delusions. After all, we wouldn't want his comedy to end completely. Less airtime might not be ideal, butt least this way we get 45 minutes of good solid laughter each week. That's better than nothing. Sharpton offered no explanation of how he'll balance his Sunday Morning show with his duties as a Reverend. On a totally unrelated note, here's an installment of "Perspectives, with Lionel Osborne."
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