USA Today | Washington Post
As MSNBC's new general manager,
Dan Abrams aims to build on the success of "Hardball" and "Countdown," "and use some of the irreverence, some of the excitement that comes from those shows and have that reflected throughout the network." Abrams tells
Peter Johnson that during daytime parts he hopes "to make it not as much of a pure newscast. We want to make it more vibrant." More talk? Not necessarily, he says. "But there is a way to do breaking news in a more exciting way." ||
Lisa de Moraes: Abrams hosts one of MSNBC's lower-rated shows, but he gives great e-mail.
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