MSNBC’s Thomas Roberts will be waking up earlier, tapped to host “Way Too Early” at 5:30am, The Daily Caller reports.
Roberts, who also hosts MSNBC Live at 11amET, replaces Brian Shactman. Shactman replaced Willie Geist upon his move to “Today.”
The Daily Caller’s reports the openly-gay Roberts’ move to “Way Too Early” is MSNBC’s attempt to make the show seem more “diverse.”
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This is MSNBC’s second shuffle in recent weeks, after naming Alex Wagner the replacement at 4pm for Martin Bashir. Ronan Farrow is also set to debut this month in a yet-unknown timeslot.
An MSNBC spokesperson did not respond to our request for comment on Thursday.