This article is about the political talk show. For the sitcom, see 1600 Penn.
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue is an MSNBCtelevision program hosted by David Shuster that ended in 2009. The show is a panel discussion of news and trends in American politics among the panelists and anchor.[1][2] It is a continuation of the show Race for the White House, which was originally hosted by David Gregory and aired in the same time slot from March to November 2008. Shuster became the host of the show when Gregory became moderator of NBC's Meet the Press.
The show began airing on March 17, 2008, as Race for the White House with a focus on the 2008 Presidential election campaign.[1]Race for the White House was simulcast on Air America Radio (whose regular 6 PM host, Rachel Maddow, is a panelist on the show).
During Democrats and Republican Convention weeks, Gregory hosted convention coverage broadcasting from Denver (DNC, week of August 27) and Saint Paul (RNC, week of September 1). Gregory, notable person and regular panelists discussed at MSNBC's outdoor studio at both convention sites.
After the convention coverage, the program format shifted to incorporate Gregory's one-on-one (or -two) interview style.
Panel titlesedit
3 Questions
The Headline – panelists comment on the day's political news.
Inside the War Room
Play with Panel – panel discusses a viewer's question.
On November 5, 2008, the day after the election, the show was renamed 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.[4]
On December 7, 2008, Gregory was named as the new permanent moderator of NBC's Meet the Press, effective the following Sunday, December 14.[5]1600 was being hosted by David Shuster on a temporary basis until the naming of a new permanent host.[6] On December 12, 2008, David Shuster was named the official anchor of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, effective immediately.
On April 2, 2009, in the show's final segment, David Shuster announced that he had been given a new assignment and that he was going on to co-anchor a new show with Tamron Hall, airing 3–5 PM Eastern time beginning on June 1. As of Monday, April 6, 2009, a new show titled The Ed Show hosted by radio host Ed Schultz took over the 6 PM Eastern time slot. The final edition of 1600 (on April 3) was hosted by Mike Barnicle, a regular MSNBC substitute anchor.
Segmentsedit
The Headline – what each panelist sees as the top story of the day
The Briefing Room – recapping political headlines, as well as odd stories in the political realm, and beyond
The Grill – David Shuster interviews a newsmaker one-on-one
Hypocrisy Watch – Shuster usually points out whenever a person, usually a politician, makes a statement that goes against the previous beliefs of that person; Shuster ends the segment with the tagline, "That's hypocrisy... and it's wrong."
Muckraker of the Day – Highlighting one journalist or "muckraker" involved with a story that made a big impact on that day
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This article is about the political talk show For the sitcom see 1600 Penn 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue is an MSNBC television program hosted by David Shuster that ended in 2009 The show is a panel discussion of news and trends in American politics among the panelists and anchor 1 2 It is a continuation of the show Race for the White House which was originally hosted by David Gregory and aired in the same time slot from March to November 2008 Shuster became the host of the show when Gregory became moderator of NBC s Meet the Press 1600 Pennsylvania AvenuePresented byDavid Shuster December 2008 April 3 2009 David Gregory March December 2008 Country of originUnited StatesOriginal languageEnglishProductionRunning time60 minutesOriginal releaseNetworkMSNBCReleaseMarch 17 2008 2008 03 17 1 April 3 2009 2009 04 03 The show had a rotating array of panelists but Eugene Robinson Michael Smerconish Richard Wolffe and Pat Buchanan had appeared on a frequent basis 3 Race for the White House and 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue aired nightly at 6 PM Eastern on MSNBC Contents 1 Race for the White House 2008 1 1 Panel titles 1 2 Regular panelists 2 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue 2008 2009 2 1 Segments 2 2 Substitute hosts 3 References 4 External linksRace for the White House 2008 editThe show began airing on March 17 2008 as Race for the White House with a focus on the 2008 Presidential election campaign 1 Race for the White House was simulcast on Air America Radio whose regular 6 PM host Rachel Maddow is a panelist on the show During Democrats and Republican Convention weeks Gregory hosted convention coverage broadcasting from Denver DNC week of August 27 and Saint Paul RNC week of September 1 Gregory notable person and regular panelists discussed at MSNBC s outdoor studio at both convention sites After the convention coverage the program format shifted to incorporate Gregory s one on one or two interview style Panel titles edit 3 Questions The Headline panelists comment on the day s political news Inside the War Room Play with Panel panel discusses a viewer s question Panel Prediction analysis of Democratic primary race Clinton Obama and presidential election race McCain Obama Regular panelists edit Pat Buchanan MSNBC political analyst Harold Ford Jr former U S Congressman D Tenn MSNBC political analyst Rachel Maddow Air America Radio talk show host Eugene Robinson The Washington Post columnist Joe Scarborough host of MSNBC s Morning Joe former U S Congressman R Fla Michael Smerconish Philadelphia radio talk show host Chuck Todd NBC News political director now NBC News anchor of Meet The Press 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue 2008 2009 editOn November 5 2008 the day after the election the show was renamed 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue 4 On December 7 2008 Gregory was named as the new permanent moderator of NBC s Meet the Press effective the following Sunday December 14 5 1600 was being hosted by David Shuster on a temporary basis until the naming of a new permanent host 6 On December 12 2008 David Shuster was named the official anchor of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue effective immediately On April 2 2009 in the show s final segment David Shuster announced that he had been given a new assignment and that he was going on to co anchor a new show with Tamron Hall airing 3 5 PM Eastern time beginning on June 1 As of Monday April 6 2009 a new show titled The Ed Show hosted by radio host Ed Schultz took over the 6 PM Eastern time slot The final edition of 1600 on April 3 was hosted by Mike Barnicle a regular MSNBC substitute anchor Segments edit The Headline what each panelist sees as the top story of the day The Briefing Room recapping political headlines as well as odd stories in the political realm and beyond The Grill David Shuster interviews a newsmaker one on one Hypocrisy Watch Shuster usually points out whenever a person usually a politician makes a statement that goes against the previous beliefs of that person Shuster ends the segment with the tagline That s hypocrisy and it s wrong Muckraker of the Day Highlighting one journalist or muckraker involved with a story that made a big impact on that daySubstitute hosts edit Mika Brzezinski Ed Schultz Mike BarnicleReferences edit a b c MSNBC expands political coverage The Race for the White House with David Gregory premieres March 17 Press release MSNBC March 12 2008 Steinberg Jacques March 11 2008 At MSNBC Tucker Is Out and David Gregory Is In The New York Times Barnhart Aaron 2008 06 14 MSNBC s Chuck Todd and Rachel Maddow are young geeky and hot Kansas City Star With Race Nearly Over Gregory s Show Gets New Name TV Newser Media Bistro November 3 2008 Archived from the original on December 6 2008 NBC names David Gregory host of Meet the Press Associated Press December 7 2008 With Meet the Press Gregory Gives up MSNBC Anchoring TV Newser Media Bistro December 7 2008 Retrieved August 13 2018 External links edit1600 Pennsylvania Avenue at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1600 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