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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAri Melber is out again and
Katie Phang is doing a great job filling in. And no silly Rap segments.
When will the powers that be at NBC realize its time to get rid of Melber and give the show to Phang?
50 Shades Of Blue
(10,048 posts)XanaDUer2
(10,738 posts)I watched it tonight. I skip melber
Hassin Bin Sober
(26,343 posts)SocialDemocrat61
(639 posts)It just has no place in a news show.
No other host does segments about their favorite music genre.
Earth-shine
(4,044 posts)The show is pacing along, then suddenly everything stops. He makes his corny reference. Then, the show has to start moving again.
marmar
(77,091 posts)SocialDemocrat61
(639 posts)years ago. In 15 & 16 it was worse than FAUX.
hlthe2b
(102,376 posts)forum--ESPECIALLY NOW-- and behind bars was a good idea.
I'm not calling for his head, but my tolerance for him and his antics has dramatically diminished.
spooky3
(34,481 posts)PatSeg
(47,602 posts)But I could do without all the pop music and rap refences. I don't watch news for that sort of thing and rap lyrics sound really weird coming out of his mouth.
When Phang first started to appear on MSNBC, she rubbed me the wrong way. She talked too fast and often cut people off. She has toned it down quite a bit, but I haven't gotten past my few first impressions yet. I'm sure I will eventually. I prefer hosts who at least make the appearance of listening to other people instead of just thinking what they are going to say next.
Now that I think about it, Ari isn't a terribly good listener either. He has an awful resting face with his eyes constantly shifting about. It is really distracting and unprofessional.
spooky3
(34,481 posts)He said it was one of the hardest things he had ever done. You have to avoid stumbling over words, saying uh and you know, etc., while listening to your guests and to the producer speaking in your earand looking good in your heavy makeup and hairspray. And some nights breaking news interrupts, disrupting all their preparations. People like Nicolle Wallace make it seem so easy.
That dawns on me frequently, especially when I'm watching Ari Melber. It does look like a very stressful job and I can imagine a producer speaking in their ear. Like you said, Nicole Wallace makes it look so easy. Same with Chris Hayes and Brian Williams (I really miss Brian Williams). Plus they look like they are giving their guests their undivided attention and really listening, even though I know someone could be talking in their ear.
Ari seems to be good at doing a monologue, but he has a hard time with guests and transitions, constantly aware of the clock and his producer. I would have thought that by now, he would be better at this.
Oh well, I know I couldn't do it. Kudos to those who master it.
spooky3
(34,481 posts)Down to the last second, especially with guests who may not watch the time.
I am in awe of them being able to do that and a handful of them look so laid back. I think Brian Williams did it the best. His body language, facial expressions, and voice all were so relaxed, plus he managed to effortlessly sneak some dry witticisms in there now and then. "Senator-John-no-relation-Kennedy" or "Translated from the original Russian for our audience". Never missed a beat.
spooky3
(34,481 posts)msongs
(67,443 posts)insignificant he is as a legitmate news agent
Hikerchick57
(118 posts)Mr.Bill
(24,330 posts)they should tell him to leave his musical interest out of the show.
JustAnotherGen
(31,902 posts)I appreciate the cultural context he provides.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jacquelineschneider/2022/06/03/ari-melber-on-the-cultural-production-of-news/?sh=5f87ae0b18b2
I'm a 51 year old African American woman.
I sat through The Greatest Generation talks from Tom Brokaw for years . . . one big cultural reference.
But from where I sit - Boomers are the Greatest Generation - because they moved the political dial for me. You see that recognition from my peers (age) when he has them on, and when he references them.
Dirt off my Shoulder is almost a cultural anthem for those of us who came up through leadership in private enterprise during the 2000's and 2010's. It might not be relatable to GenZ, or white Americans in my age group, or my Mom's generation (Boomer). . . but I watch the show consistently, and when I had a 55 mile commute to/from Secaucus NJ and got out of work at 6 PM -Ari kept me company.
I also really appreciate that he's able to get right wing nut jobs that nobody else outside of the Right Wing news media can get. He also holds them to account, admits when he's wrong, and opens things up for discussion.
And a small chuckle - I think Navarro's whining on the Ari Melber show is what did him in criminally. Like - he should have known better, but Ari just let him talk!
Hekate
(90,824 posts)The complaints about MSNBC & its people are chronic here, and I dont really get it, but so it goes.
JustAnotherGen
(31,902 posts)But I tend to just them to myself. Not a fan of Andrea Mitchell or Chris Hayes . . . so I don't watch them.
Mr.Bill
(24,330 posts)Walter Cronkite didn't quote the Rolling Stones on his show.
I watch Melber to hear about the news, not music.
SleeplessinSoCal
(9,145 posts)It's very strange that he is missing these first days of testimony. He's the MSNBC chief legal correspondent.
WENSTJDON
(97 posts)for Passover.
Hekate
(90,824 posts)Hell fill in for somebody at Christmas
Celerity
(43,532 posts)Stuckinthebush
(10,847 posts)and I like his quirky rap segments. I'm not a huge fan of Katie - her style feels very local news-ish to me. But to each their own!
Paladin
(28,273 posts)Not just for the rap music fixation, but for the piss-poor way he treats the guests on his show---constant, clumsy interruptions. MSNBC could do a lot better with someone new; Katie Phang is a huge improvement.
PatSeg
(47,602 posts)He brings a lot of legal expertise to the show, but his presentation is often awkward and unprofessional.
Paladin
(28,273 posts)jcgoldie
(11,646 posts)I like Katie Phang but people on DU bitching because Ari likes to quote rap lyrics is just boresome old people shit.
SocialDemocrat61
(639 posts)He inserts rap references into serious interviews at inappropriate times. No other cable news host does that.
PatSeg
(47,602 posts)It is a bit irritating, but not a huge deal. I often fast-forward through them.
LakeArenal
(28,845 posts)gab13by13
(21,405 posts)if Katie took Ari's job.
Bothsider Ari not only goes out of his way to give equal time to Magats he talks so long, in circles, by the time he's done asking the question the guest forgets what the question was.
His sentences are longer than St. Paul's.
unweird
(2,550 posts)And the rap segments are great for exposing cultural expressions seldom shared in the mainstream. Which I also like and appreciate.
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BannonsLiver
(16,460 posts)Srkdqltr
(6,322 posts)Drum
(9,197 posts)Hekate
(90,824 posts)Im fine w Ari and heres a shocker: I mute him for the stuff Im not interested in.
Another shocker: I record Katie Phang because her shows not in my time zone.
OAITW r.2.0
(24,610 posts)I don't listen to rap, but I think Ari draws in people that otherwise wouldn't tune in for it.
Rebl2
(13,557 posts)chillfactor
(7,584 posts)and miss him when he is gone.