View Post MSNBC MSNBC Promo Describes Rachel Maddow As a ‘News Anchor’ By Mark Joyella on Dec. 5, 2014 - 3:55 PM You won’t likely see MSNBC host Rachel Maddow filling in for Brian Williams on “NBC Nightly News.” While Maddow is usually described as the “host” of a cable news show, she is rarely called a “n ...