FILE - In this April 20, 2018 file photo, Joy Reid attends the Tribeca TV screening of "Rest in Power: The Trayvon Martin Story" during the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival in New York. MSNBC has picked Reid to fill the 7 p.m. hour that was vacated by longtime host Chris Matthews in early March. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)NEW YORK MSNBC says Joy Reid will move into the early evening time slot vacated in March by former Hardball host Chris Matthew's retirement in March. I'm honored and thankful for this opportunity, Reid said in a statement. Matthews retired on-air in early March following a series of gaffes and an article written by journalist Laura Basset that accused him of making inappropriate comments to her and other women who were on his show.

Joy Reid is making history. The host and political commentator is the new host of MSNBC's nightly evening show, The ReidOut, making her the first Black woman to anchor a primetime news show on the network. Rocking my idol Gwen Ifill in my avi in honor https://t.co/SrDL1hhmcN Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) July 9, 2020Reid joined MSNBC in 2011 as a contributor and has been a weekend anchor for her AM Joy show since 2016. Rachel Maddow tweeted that she couldn't be more excited. https://t.co/P5WDz1gfD1 Rachel Maddow MSNBC (@maddow) July 9, 2020You go, gurl!