> Dec. 23: NBCU to acquire a controlling interest in MSNBC; Microsoft slowly backs away from the cable news net, but retains 50 percent interest in MSNBC.com
> Dec. 22: Steve Capus is pleased by MSNBC’s recent strides
> Dec. 15: MSNBC.com names Jennifer Sizemore managing editor
> Dec. 12: MSNBC launches a big online ad campaign
> Dec. 10: Dis-Connected
> Nov. 15: MSNBC cancels weekend entertainment shows and cans Connected
> Nov. 9: Keith Olbermann is “the future of news”
> Nov. 7: Connie Chung and Maury Povich to host Saturday morning show
> Oct. 7: Countdown counts “thirteen coincidences” when terror alerts “just happened” to come at a convenient time for the Bush administration
> Sept. 23: MSNBC.com streams MSNBC during Hurricane Rita
> Sept. 13: Situation EP Bill Wolff becomes MSNBC’s executive in charge of primetime
> Aug. 21: Joe Scarborough considers a Senate run, then declines
> Aug. 12: “Interim primetime coordinator” Bruce Perlmutter leaves MSNBC
> Aug. 10: Kaplan and Olbermann reportedly engage in a newsroom shouting match
> Aug. 8: Rita Cosby Live & Direct premieres
> July 11: Imus is being sued again; MSNBC is a defendant
> June 30: The NYP says NBC is weighing a plan to merge CNBC and MSNBC under one roof; a spokesperson discounts the story
> June 29: OJR says NBC and Microsoft could end their joint venture in 3 to 6 months
> June 21: Chris Jansing begins the Ethical Edge
> June 13: The Situation with Tucker Carlson premieres at 9pm
> May 13: Rita Cosby is promised a primetime anchor spot at MSNBC
> May 1: Drudge says MSNBC WILL be renamed the NBC News Channel
> Apr. 11: MSNBC.com beats CNN.com for the first month
> Mar. 7: Rename it “NBC News Channel!”
> Mar. 3: Microsoft and NBC are in discussions about a deal “that could result in NBC taking full control” of MSNBC, the NYP reports
> Feb. 17: Kaplan’s one-year anniversary as MSNBC president
> Feb. 15: Connected: Coast to Coast premieres at noon and 5pm
> Feb. 7: Imus moves to “cleaner” studios in Secaucus
> Feb. 2: MSNBC officially announces that Tucker Carlson is joining th
e net
> Jan. 14: Deborah Norville signs off from the 9pm time slot
> Jan. 11: MSNBC introduces “Up to the Minutes” newsbreaks
> Jan. 6: MSNBC announces “at the Movies” and “Entertainment Hot List;” an insider says it’s Rick Kaplan’s first attempt to increase weekend viewership
> Jan. 4: Kristine Johnson becomes MSNBC anchor
2005: MSNBC Shows Signs Of Life
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