Ana Cabrera Joins MSNBC to Anchor Morning News Hour After CNN Exit
thewrap.comAna Cabrera has been named the new host of MSNBC’s 10 a.m. hour as part of network president Rashida Jones’ ongoing effort to focus on hard news programming.
On April 10, the network will launch “Ana Cabrera Reports,” which will see the award-winning journalist break down the latest news and bring expert in-the-field reporting on the day’s most important stories to viewers, paired with interviews and discussions with newsmakers, journalists, thought leaders and others.The show will be executive produced by Kerrie Wudyka and based in New York at MSNBC Headquarters at 30 Rockefeller Plaza.Cabrera, who has more than two decades of experience, has reported from across the globe on major domestic and international news stories including the Ferguson, Missouri protests, the Canadian parliament shooting and North Korea prisoner Kenneth Bae’s return to the U.S.
Prior to joining MSNBC, Cabrera served as an anchor and national correspondent at CNN. Before exiting the network in December, she hosted two presidential town halls and was first to interview former U.S.
Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley following a historic vote on North Korea sanctions. She has been recognized with numerous accolades, including a regional Emmy for her in-the-field anchoring of Colorado’s High Park Fire in 2012 and the “Outstanding Television Anchor” impact award by the National Hispanic Media Coalition “for her continued advocacy for the Latino community and for her presence as the first Latina to have her own show on a major cable network.” Cabrera joins the current MSNBC Reports lineup of breaking news anchors, which also includes José Díaz-Balart, Andrea Mitchell, Chris Jansing, Katy Tur, Alex Witt and Yasmin Vossoughian.Cabrera joins.
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