One of the radio stations here in Midland, Texas, used to broadcast late same-day reruns of Hugh Hewitt's radio show. But when he contracted with another outfit, he vanished from local radio.
Now it looks like his fans may get another opportunity. See MSNBC Gives Conservative Radio Host Hugh Hewitt a Show.
Hewitt's self-titled show will air on Saturday mornings at 8 a.m. ET, beginning this week, as part of an expansion of the network's weekend programming in July. TVNewser first reported the news Thursday, which was then announced by the company.
In giving Hewitt his own show, MSNBC is sure to raise eyebrows, considering that it has been doing well mostly on the strength of left-leaning opinion journalists like Rachel Maddow and Lawrence O'Donnell. NBC News chairman Andy Lack is known to favor hard news and has programmed the network to feature a broader range of editorial opinions in addition to traditional newsmen like Brian Williams.
Saturday mornings at 8 a.m. ET isn't exactly prime time for TV, and the only people watching will be Hewitt's fans and a smattering of Democrats. Democrats should watch it, though, to get an intelligent presentation of conservative views. But if they are searching for validation for their hatred of conservatives they should stick with Maddow.
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