Vice Tv Set to Premiere Vice News Tonight on March 4
VICE TV SET TO PREMIERE VICE NEWS TONIGHT ON MARCH 4 AT 8PM ET/PT The Most Emmy® Award-Winning Nightly News Program Returns Live, Monday through Thursday
TV News Veteran Nikki Egan Named Executive Producer
VICE News Tonight Trailer Tease
February 6, 2020 - Brooklyn, New York - Today, VICE TV, the Emmy® Award-winning international television network from VICE Media Group, announced that its flagship nightly news show VICE News Tonight will premiere on Wednesday, March 4 at 8PM ET/PT in a new hour-long live format.
From the streets of Charlottesville to the frontlines of Iraq, VICE News Tonight has been home to critically-acclaimed domestic and international journalism that has fundamentally disrupted the status quo for what a nightly newscast should look like, through groundbreaking reports and special episodes that have ignited the national conversation. The show has earned 33 News & Documentary Emmy® Award nominations and 10 wins in total, making it the most-awarded newscast for the second year in a row.
The newscast, which will air live, Monday through Thursday, will serve as an antidote to the never-ending deluge of the daily news cycle. Combining in-studio interviews and VICE News’ on-the-ground signature field packages, the show will provide razor-sharp context and color beyond the headlines. With the youngest audience in hard news, VICE News Tonight has earned the trust of a new generation of news consumers and will continue to be the essential destination for Millennial and Gen Z viewers who want to understand the changing world around them.
VICE News has named TV news veteran Nikki Egan as the show’s Executive Producer. Egan, an Emmy® Award-winning television news executive with a career spanning over 25 years, has produced and developed thousands of hours of hard-hitting broadcast and cable news television programming. Prior to VICE, she was at MSNBC where she spent 17 years working across primetime and dayside programs, spearheading breaking news and special coverage through some of the nation’s defining moments.
The show will feature VICE News’ diverse team of award-winning correspondents including Krishna Andavolu, Michael Anthony Adams, Charlet Duboc, Roberto Ferdman, Hind Hassan, Josh Hersh, Liz Landers, Chris Moody, Michael Moynihan, David Noriega, Paola Ramos, Alzo Slade, Dexter Thomas, Seb Walker, and Isobel Yeung, harnessing the news capabilities of its bureaus in Brooklyn, Washington, D.C, Los Angeles, and London.
“VICE News Tonight is a bedrock of the type of courageous and fearless programming our TV network will be bringing to audiences everyday. And it's just the beginning,” said Morgan Hertzan, Executive Vice President and General Manager, VICE Television. “Through compelling, bold and often challenging programming, we'll be providing audiences globally with a way to distill and recontextilize the changing world around them, and it starts with this show. We're thrilled to finally bring VICE News home to our own channel."
“I have always been a huge fan of VICE News and I'm thrilled and honored to now be a part of this team and continue telling these award-winning stories.” said Nikki Egan, Executive Producer, VICE News Tonight. “This is an extraordinary time, and VICE News Tonight gives viewers clarity and nuance that is unlike anything else on television now.”
In the ramp up to the show’s launch, VICE News continues to bolster its growing reporting and production team with over 20 new hires including:
● Todd Zwillich as DC Deputy Bureau Chief. Todd currently hosts 1A on NPR. Before that he was host of The Takeaway public radio program from WNYC, where he also spent several years as Washington Correspondent.
● Emily Drew as Senior Broadcast Producer for VICE News Tonight. She previously worked at MSNBC, and Al Jazeera America. Emily is an Emmy® Award-winning producer with extensive experience in the field, in the control room, and package producing.
● Jego Armstrong as Senior Producer, working on both quick-turn news and longer formats. He previously led editorial teams across TV and digital and was most recently at Brut Media, AJ+, and Bloomberg.
● Sarah Svoboda as Producer. She previously worked for the BBC in Washington, DC where she was a White House producer and show producer for BBC World News America. Sarah did stints at Bloomberg and PBS NewsHour prior to that.
● Jana Lerner as Field Producer. She previously worked at CNN, HLN, and NBC, with experience on quick turn and longer form pieces, booking guests, and producing live in-studio segments.
● Jon Eiseman will be joining VICE News as Director of Audience Development. Jon joins the team from G/O Media (formerly known as Gizmodo Media Group) where he was responsible for all social teams and led audience strategy. His prior experience includes Fusion and Bloomberg Businessweek.
VICE News Tonight is available on VICE TV via satellite, cable, and iOS and Android authenticated apps. The show will air internationally in the UK, Australia, New Zealand, France, Belgium, Netherlands and Israel.
Produced by VICE News, Nikki Egan is the Executive Producer for VICE News Tonight. Morgan Hertzan is Executive Vice President and General Manager, VICE Television. Jesse Angelo is President of Global News and Entertainment, VICE Media Group.
ABOUT VICE TV VICE TV is the Emmy®-winning international television network from VICE Media Group. Since its inception in 2016, the channel has ushered new audiences to cable with its compelling and provocative programming. Boldly redefining news and current affairs, VICE TV produces hundreds of hours of original content for over 160 million homes worldwide. Built around a mission to courageously explore the things that make us uncomfortable, drive curiosity, and awaken our sense of wonder, VICE TV showcases the best in informative and entertaining original series, documentaries and movies.
ABOUT VICE MEDIA GROUP VICE Media Group is the world’s largest independent youth media company. Launched in 1994, VICE has offices in 35 cities across the globe with a focus on five key businesses: VICE.com, an award-winning international network of digital content; VICE STUDIOS, a feature film and television production studio; VICE TV, an Emmy®-winning international television network; a Peabody award-winning NEWS division with the most Emmy®-awarded nightly news broadcast; and VIRTUE, a global, full-service creative agency with 21 offices around the world. VICE's programming has been recognized by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, Peabodys, Sundance Film Festival, George Polk, Scripps Howard, PEN Center, Cannes Lions, Knight Foundation, American Society of Magazine Editors, LA Press Club and James Beard, among others. VICE Media Group’s portfolio includes Refinery29, the leading global media and entertainment company focused on women; PULSE Films, a London-based next-generation production studio with outposts in Los Angeles, New York, Paris and Berlin; i-D, a global digital and bimonthly magazine defining fashion and contemporary culture; and Garage, a digital platform and biannual publication converging the worlds of art and design.
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