MSNBC Steve Kornacki Is Working His Third Kentucky Derby for NBC Sports

MSNBC’s Steve Kornacki is back with NBC Sports working his third Kentucky Derby as insights analyst this coming Saturday, May 6. Kornacki is a NBC News national political correspondent. Among his responsibilities is manning the network’s Big Board on Election Night. However, Kornacki also contributes to NBC Sports’ programming, namely the network’s Sunday Night Football franchise during the fall and its live coverage of horse racing, including the Kentucky Derby, in the spring.

NewsNation, WPIX PIX 11 New York Open New Studios

NewsNation and WPIX New York PIX 11 Television, both part of Nexstar Media Group, unveiled two new studios on Tuesday at The Daily News Building on 42nd Street in New York, where the network and station both operate from. NewsNation expanded to 24 hours, Monday through Friday, on April 24, and WPIX-TV marks 75 years on the air this year in New York Television.

KPRC 2 Houston TV adds Justina Latimer

Justina Latimer is joining KPRC 2 Houston as its traffic anchor on Monday, May 1, 2023 from WSMV4 Nashville, Tennessee, taking over the role from Anavid Reyes who recently left. Latimer joined WSMV4 as a reporter in March 2021. Before that, she was a reporter for  WTEN 10 Albany, New York.  She comes to KPRC with traffic anchor experience from DC News Now Washington, DC WDVM-TV.  That station is where a former KPRC 2 morning anchor works now.  She also worked as the West Virginia reporter for statewide newscast “West Virginia Tonight.”  The Towson University graduate and National Association of Black Journalist (NABJ) member interned with FOX 5 DC WTTG.

Former President Trump to Appear on CNN Next Week

Former President Trump is scheduled to participate in a CNN presidential town hall next Wednesday in New Hampshire, the network announced Monday.  Trump will take questions from New Hampshire Republicans and undeclared voters who plan to vote in the 2024 Republican presidential primary. CNN This Morning co-anchor Kaitlan Collins will moderate the May 10 event at St. Anselm College.

Sinclair’s The National Desk to air on KTVL Medford

Sinclair will fill the news slots on KTVL-TV with its The National Desk newscasts.  “The National Desk, which provides real-time national and regional news from Sinclair’s television stations across the US, will air during KTVL’s regularly scheduled news time periods, with an opportunity for local news cut-ins in the newscast,” according to a statement from Sinclair.  The National Desk airs on many of the group’s television stations across the country.

CNN Live Coverage of Correspondents’ Assoc Dinner

CNN News Central anchor John Berman and CNN Congressional correspondent Jessica Dean will co-host CNN’s live coverage of The White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner on Saturday from 8 p.m. to midnight ET on CNN and CNN International.  Berman and Dean will anchor coverage from the network’s bureau in Washington, DC, as political figures, celebrities, and journalists arrive for the red carpet, as well as the White House Correspondents’ Association’s annual journalism scholarship awards, a featured performance by comedian Roy Wood, Jr., and remarks from President Biden.