NYT Charles Blow - joining MSNBC any time soon?

[Iwillnevergiveup]

Certainly hope so - he's refreshingly candid and eloquent and has been popping up quite a bit lately. The station made a great choice with Martin Bashir, and Charles would add much to the lineup, too. Just sayin'.

[AtomicKitten]

1. Never heard of him before the Trayvon Martin murder.

I love his passion and elegant way of expressing himself.
Plus he's easy on the eyes.

[Iwillnevergiveup]

2. Bio

Columnist Biography: Charles M. Blow


Charles M. Blow is The New York Times's visual Op-Ed columist. His column appears in The Times on Saturday.




Earl Wilson/The New York Times

Charles M. Blow

Mr. Blow joined The New York Times in 1994 as a graphics editor and quickly became the paper's graphics director, a position he held for nine years. In that role, he led The Times to a best of show award from the Society of News Design for the Times's information graphics coverage of 9/11, the first time the award had been given for graphics coverage. He also led the paper to its first two best in show awards from the Malofiej International Infographics Summit for work that included coverage of the Iraq war. Mr. Blow went on to become the paper's Design Director for News before leaving in 2006 to become the Art Director of National Geographic Magazine. Before coming to The Times, Mr. Blow had been a graphic artist at The Detroit News.

Mr. Blow graduated magna cum laude from Grambling State University in Louisiana, where he received a B.A. in mass communications. He lives in Brooklyn with his three children.

[Judi Lynn]

3. Rreally glad he's been on MSNBC recently. Exceptional person. n/t

[CPTNHotSauce]

4. Most Likely...

But the next step is filling in for the marquee hosts. I would speculate that Ezra Klein gets the next spot when that comes up. Rachel and Laurence were filling in for Keith before they got their gigs and the current weekend hosts Chris Hays and MHP filled in for Rachel. I like Charles, he's very informative, and the night where him and Laurence grilled the chair where Zimmerman's lawyer was supposed to be was one of the best pieces of television in a long time. expect to see him as a contributer for some time then some guest spots on last word, unless Martin Bashir is being groomed for that.

[Rhiannon12866]

5. I completely agree with you.

He's stood out for me, too. He's very articulate and I find myself really paying attention when he speaks. He's been especially good on Lawrence O'Donnell. I'd certainly tune in.

[Blue_In_AK]

6. I love that guy.

[Iwillnevergiveup]

7. Believe he is geting noticed

and Lawrence O'Donnel likes to bring newcomers along. He sets a pace that allows you to follow what he's saying. I think Ed Schultz and Lawrence do that well, too. While Rachel and Chris Hayes are definitely brilliant, my head starts feeling dizzy after awhile because they talk so fast and pour out so much info.

Let's hope - we need all the good people we can get not in the frame of Scarborough or Tweety. Although Tweety DOES have his moments. Especially when he rails against Bachmann.

[KamaAina]

8. As long as they don't call the show "Blowhards"