Disrupt with Karen Finney | |
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Genre | Current affairs, political commentary |
Presented by | Karen Finney |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
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Camera setup | Multi-camera |
Running time | 60 minutes |
Original release | |
Network | MSNBC |
Release | June 8, 2013 June 1, 2014 | –
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Disrupt with Karen Finney is a political news and commentary television program that aired weekends at 4:00 p.m. ET on MSNBC from 2013 to 2014. It was hosted by Karen Finney, a Democratic political operative who had been a political commentator at MSNBC since 2009. The show debuted on June 8, 2013 and had its final broadcast June 1, 2014.
The show ran from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. on MSNBC weekends. [1] In its first two months, it led into The Ed Show. [1] [2]
Finney had been a political commentator and guest host on MSNBC programs since 2009. [1] Prior to that, she had worked on four campaigns, had served as deputy press secretary to Hillary Clinton during the Clinton presidency, [1] [3] [4] [5] and had served as a spokeswoman for the Democratic National Committee. [4] Finney stopped her consultant work upon starting the show. [4]
Her show was the second weekend MSNBC program to feature an African American host, after Melissa Harris-Perry. [6]
Finney's show was announced without a title on April 2, 2013. [1] The promotion came amidst a series of programming changes at MSNBC, [1] including an effort to improve weekend programming. [4] Disrupt was originally scheduled to premiere on May 11, 2013, [2] but was later rescheduled for June 8, 2013. [7] The premiere opened with a discussion on "the conservative War on Women", and her first guest was U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer. [8]
The show was cancelled after its June 1, 2014 showing. [9]