{"id":28357,"date":"2021-01-25T07:00:12","date_gmt":"2021-01-25T13:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.robertfeder.com\/?p=28357"},"modified":"2021-01-25T07:00:12","modified_gmt":"2021-01-25T13:00:12","slug":"rebranded-newsnation-moving-joe-donlon-solo-news-hour-6-p-m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/2021\/01\/25\/rebranded-newsnation-moving-joe-donlon-solo-news-hour-6-p-m\/","title":{"rendered":"Rebranded \u2018NewsNation\u2019 moving Joe Donlon to solo news hour at 6 p.m."},"content":{"rendered":"
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<\/a> Joe Donlon<\/p><\/div>\n

After five months as co-anchor of NewsNation,<\/a> the signature primetime newscast on WGN America,<\/a> Joe Donlon is being reassigned as solo anchor of a one-hour news show at 6 p.m. Monday through Friday.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Donlon Report,\u201d billed as a mix of \u201cnews and interviews with today\u2019s newsmakers,\u201d will premiere March 1 \u2014 coinciding with a rebranding of the Nexstar Media Group cable network from WGN America to NewsNation.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ll dive into the biggest stories in news, sports, entertainment and culture while staying true to NewsNation\u2019s mission of delivering objective journalism,\u201d Donlon said of his new show.<\/p>\n

Donlon was in his third year as principal news anchor at Nexstar flagship WGN-Channel 9<\/a> when he was tapped to launch the Chicago-based \u201cNewsNation\u201d in September along with co-anchors Marni Hughes and Rob Nelson, imports from Seattle and New York, respectively.<\/p>\n

In response to dismally low ratings, Nexstar announced plans to cut <\/a>the renamed \"NewsNationPrime\" from three hours to two.<\/p>\n

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Nichole Berlie<\/p><\/div>\n

As of March 1, Hughes and Nelson will co-anchor NewsNationPrime from 7 to 9 p.m., followed by a new one-hour news and talk show<\/a> hosted by Ashleigh Banfield at 9 p.m. Also new to the lineup will be \u201cNewsNation Early Edition,\u201d a one-hour newscast hosted by current weekend anchor Nichole Berlie at 5 p.m.<\/p>\n

\u201cRebranding WGN America as NewsNation underscores the network\u2019s clearly defined mission of delivering fact-based and unbiased news, while making it easier for viewers to find this new informative source for news,\u201d Sean Compton, networks division president of Nexstar, said in a statement.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt the same time, expanding our news programming\u00a0to five hours Monday through Friday will extend the network\u2019s reach and the depth of its news content across more weeknight time periods, delivering viewers more national news and regional stories from across the U.S., as well as coverage of the day\u2019s most important issues.\u201d<\/p>\n

Effective March 1, the NewsNation evening lineup will be:<\/strong><\/p>\n