‘Morning Joe’ Stars Joe Scarborough, Mika Brzezinski Reportedly Feel Part of MS Now’s ‘Slow Phase-Out’

After it was reported this week that cable news network MS NOW was taking an hour-long hiatus. Morning Joehosts Joe Scarborough And Mika Brzezinski They were reportedly “humiliated”.

According to the journalist’s report on Friday, March 20 Rob Shuter‘s Naughty But Nice SubstackThe change at MS NOW (formerly MSNBC) was “not their idea,” the insider said.

“They didn’t ask for this, they were told,” the source added.

Earlier this week, it was reported that the network was making changes to its schedule, including moving anchors. Stephanie Ruhle And Alicia Menendez Adjusting for daylight and Morning Joe hour.

The morning news talk show, which currently airs weekdays from 6-10 a.m. ET, will now run three hours instead of four.

Though Associated Press A source reportedly told Shuter that it was MS NOW’s choice to scale back the show. Scarborough, 62, and Brzezinski, 58, “see this as the beginning of the end, it’s slowly coming to an end,” a source told Shuter.

According to the Naughty But Nice source, “A new generation is coming. The message is clear; now it’s their turn.”

“There is a lot of talk about who got promoted and why,” the source said. “And that’s not subtle at all.”

Scarborough and Brzezinski, who got married on November 24, 2018 and have been one of the main topics of news programs for years, are reportedly disturbed by this shock.

“Is this what happens after everything they’ve done?” a source questioned.

While an employee told Shuter that the duo were getting “less hours, same pay,” they explained: “It’s not a job you want less of. They live every minute on air. That’s the currency.”

“They are not going quietly,” a source said. “But they know exactly what happened.”

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