Real Money with Ali Velshi
| Real Money with Ali Velshi | |
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| Created by | Al Jazeera America / Ali Velshi / John Meehan |
| Presented by | Ali Velshi |
| Country of origin | United States |
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| Location(s) | New York City |
| Running time | 30 Minutes |
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| Original channel | Al Jazeera America |
| Picture format | 720p (HDTV) |
| Original run | August 2013 – present |
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Real Money with Ali Velshi is a daily thirty minute program on Al Jazeera America hosted by Ali Velshi that focuses on the American and global economy. The show's focus is on the economy and how it affects the average person. It also looks at how national and world events affect or could affect the economy and looks at everyday economic issues and tries deliver actionable solutions. This is done through in-depth stories on a particular topic. It is also done through interviews done by Velshi with economic scholars, economic advisors and small business owners who are affected by the story.
The show is shot and produced in New York City and originally shared studio space with Consider This, another Al Jazeera America show. Real Money airs at 10:30pm eastern time Monday through Friday with repeats overnight and on weekends.
The show has featured guest appearances by Suzie Orman among others. In Velshi's absence the show's substitute host is David Shuster. It is believed to be Al Jazeera America's highest rated show. The show's producer is head of business news John Meehan.
The show has also been done from occasion on location with Velshi typically at economic conventions and other places. The show has also been in the past hosted from Al Jazeera America's studios at the Newseum in Washington D.C.
History
Real Money was the first show announced by Al Jazeera America shortly after they had hired Velshi from CNN. At CNN, Velshi was the long time host of a show called Your Money.[1] Prior to Al Jazeera America's launch the show was originally going to start out as a weekly program and progress to a daily by the end of 2013 but the show ended up becoming a daily show with the channel's launch.[2]
The show was originally 30 minutes from 7 to 7:30 pm eastern time from its launch but was later expanded to a full hour on April 21, 2014. The show was reduced back to thirty minutes and moved to the prime time slot of 10:30 pm eastern on February 2 replacing it's former studio mate Consider This with Velshi explaining that the show does better in a thirty minute format.[3]
On May 11th the show will re-brand as Ali Velshi on Target. The new show will focus on both the economy and politics with a more hard hitting format.[4]
The show maintains a relationship with the Al Jazeera English counterpart economic program Counting The Cost.
References
- ↑ "Meet the Team - Senior Executive Producer for Business Programming John Meehan". Al Jazeera America. Retrieved July 12, 2013.
- ↑ Weinger, Mackenzie (April 4, 2013). "Ali Velshi Joins Al Jazeera America". Politico. Retrieved July 12, 2013.
- ↑ https://twitter.com/AliVelshi/status/561138204263608320
- ↑ http://america.aljazeera.com/tools/pressreleases/al-jazeera-americalaunchesalivelshiontargetnewcurrentaffairsprog.html
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