Phil Griffin

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Phil Griffin is president of MSNBC, a United States cable news channel that Griffin has stated is "the place to go for progressives".^[1] He was named President in July, 2008.^[2] Griffin orchestrated the launch of several MSNBC shows, including The Rachel Maddow Show, The Ed Show, The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell and Morning Joe. Griffin was with MSNBC from its start in 1996 and previously was executive producer for shows such as Hardball with Chris Matthews and The Big Show with Keith Olbermann.^[3]

Background

In 1979, Griffin graduated with a BA degree in literature from Vassar College. Soon after, he moved to Atlanta and started work with CNN during their early years where he met and worked with Keith Olbermann who worked there as a sportscaster. After several years with CNN working primarily as a writer-producer-editor in their sports department, Griffin began work at NBC in 1983 as a sports producer for the Today show.^[4]

References

↑ "How MSNBC is surviving after Olbermann". The Boston Globe.
↑ MSNBC, Phil Griffin
↑ "Corporate Bio: Phil Griffin", NBC Universal Corporate site (NBC Universal), retrieved 2012-02-16
↑ Felix Gillette (2008-10-28), "Original Cable Guy Phil Griffin Tastes Network Revenge", The New York Observer, retrieved 2012-02-16

MSNBC programs

Current

Weekdays	First Look Way Too Early Morning Joe The Daily Rundown Jansing & Co. MSNBC Live Andrea Mitchell Reports NewsNation with Tamron Hall The Cycle Now with Alex Wagner The Ed Show PoliticsNation with Al Sharpton Hardball with Chris Matthews All In with Chris Hayes The Rachel Maddow Show The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell Ronan Farrow Daily

Weekends	Up Melissa Harris-Perry Weekends with Alex Witt Your Business Caught on Camera Disrupt with Karen Finney

Special

MSNBC Documentaries

Former

Weekdays	The News with Brian Williams The Site Imus in the Morning The Abrams Report Alan Keyes Is Making Sense Buchanan & Press Donahue The Savage Nation Scarborough Country Connected: Coast to Coast MSNBC at the Movies Rita Cosby: Live & Direct The Most with Alison Stewart Tucker Verdict with Dan Abrams Race for the White House / 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Morning Meeting with Dylan Ratigan Dr. Nancy Countdown with Keith Olbermann The Dylan Ratigan Show Up Late with Alec Baldwin Martin Bashir

Weekends	Jesse Ventura's America Weekends with Maury and Connie

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