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Hauptmann Englande is a character from [[Marvel Comics]] and a character in the [[Captain Britain]] comics.
[[Image:Msnbc.jpg|right|thumb|200px|MSNBC logo]]
'''MSNBC''' (a [[grammatical blend]] of ''[[MSN]]'' and ''[[NBC]]'') is a 24-hour cable news channel in the [[United States]]. MSNBC is currently America's fourth most-watched cable news channel, after [[Fox News]], [[CNN]], and [[CNN Headline News]], but ahead of [[CNBC]]. It is available in 83.6 million [[household]]s in the U.S. and broadcasts primarily out of its studios in [[Secaucus, New Jersey]].
Translated from German to mean ''Captain Englishman'' (Possibly a reference to fellow superhero [[Captain England]]), Hauptmann Englande is a representative for an alternate Earth called ''Earth 597'' for the [[Captain Britain Corps]].
==History==
When it launched on [[July 15]], [[1996]], MSNBC had more viewers than the Fox News channel, but soon struggled due to a series of changes in management and of the direction of the network. Originally, shows drew heavily on the Internet (the ''MS'' side). MSNBC streamed programs to the World Wide Web, and show titles like ''Internight'', ''[[The Site]]'', and ''Home Page'' demonstrated the Web sensibility. When that failed to draw viewers, MSNBC used the historical archive footage of NBC News to run shows like ''Headliners & Legends'' and ''Time & Again'', which dominated its primetime lineup at one time. The next phase of MSNBC was with a sort of liberal opinion journalism, with hosts like [[Jerry Nachman]] and [[Phil Donahue]] giving their take of events. Currently, MSNBC is a mix of opinion hosts from across the political spectrum ([[Keith Olbermann]] leans to the left; [[Chris Matthews]], former speechwriter for President [[Jimmy Carter]] who admits to having voted for [[George W. Bush]] "at least once" [http://mediamatters.org/items/200505310005], brings a liberal viewpoint; while [[Joe Scarborough]] and [[Tucker Carlson]] lean to the right), combined with rolling news coverage during the day. And now Rita Cosby, a centrist, has also joined MSNBC with a show focusing mostly on big interviews.
Earth 597 is an alternate Earth where the Nazis have won the Second World War, and Hauptmann Englande is the leader of the Lightning Squad, his worlds' equivalent of ''[[Excalibur]]''.
MSNBC was founded by [[Microsoft]] and [[General Electric]], which owns [[NBC Universal]]. As of 2005, both companies share control of the company. MSNBC, like sister channel [[CNBC]], shares the NBC logo of a rainbow peacock.
==MSNBC online==
[http://www.msnbc.com MSNBC.com], is the online news outlet for the NBC News family (''Today Show'', ''Nightly News'' and ''Dateline'') as well as the cable channel's affiliated Web site is currently in a fierce battle with [http://www.cnn.com CNN.com] for the honor of top online [[United States|U.S.]] news site.
The site is produced out of newsrooms in [[Redmond, Washington]] and [[Secaucus, New Jersey]].
MSNBC.com consists of news and features from MSNBC, MSNBC.com, NBC News, ''[[The Washington Post]]'' and ''[[Newsweek]]'' magazine, among others. MSNBC.com is the news provider for MSN, the portal site and online service operated by Microsoft. MSNBC.com hosts show Web sites for [[NBC News]] shows such as ''[[Dateline NBC]]'', ''[[The Today Show|Today]]'' and ''[[NBC Nightly News]]''.
==MSNBC on television==
===Programming===
MSNBC's programming is segmented in to four distinct segments: early morning, daytime, primetime and weekend. Note all times are Eastern Time.
====Mornings====
Early mornings start with ''First Look'' anchored by [[Kristine Johnson]]. The show airs live at 5 a.m. and repeats at 5:30 a.m.
''Imus in the Morning'' is a simulcast of nationally syndicated radio personality [[Don Imus]]'s show from [[WFAN (AM)|WFAN]] radio. The program originates from MSNBC studios in New Jersey, the Imus Ranch in [[Ribera, New Mexico]] and the WFAN-AM studios in [[Queens, New York]]. Imus airs from 6–9 a.m.
====Daytime====
[[Image:View2.jpg|thumb|200px|right|[[Chris Jansing]] and [[Amy Robach]] are among the many anchors featured on ''MSNBC Live''.]]
Daytime programming consists primarily of traditional newscasts, as well as an opinion program. From 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 5 p.m, a cast of rotating anchors host ''MSNBC Live,'' featuring the latest news, live coverage, breaking news and special features. Anchors include [[Contessa Brewer]], [[Bill Fitzgerald]], [[Kristine Johnson]], [[Randy Meier]], [[Natalie Morales]], [[Milissa Rehberger]], [[Amy Robach]], [[Alison Stewart]], [[Chris Jansing]], [[Alex Witt]], [[Lisa Daniels]], [[Willow Bay]] and [[Collette Cassidy]]. Occasionally NBC correspondents [[Alexis Glick]], [[Melissa Stark]], [[Norah O'Donnell]], [[Donna Gregory]] and [[Natalie Allen]], along with MSNBC.com's [[Dara Brown]] serve as anchors on "MSNBC Live". Meteorologist [[Sean McLaughlin]] and [[NBC Weather Plus]] meteorologists ([[Bill Karins]], [[Elise Finch]], [[Jeff Ranieri]], [[Brad Nitz]] and [[Jackie Meretsky]]) provide weather reports.
At noon each weekday, ''Connected: Coast to Coast'' with [[Ron Reagan]] and [[Monica Crowley]] airs. The show features guests, opinion and interactive elements. "Connected" will be coming to an end in early December
====Evening/Primetime====
[[Image:STG Primetime LineUp3.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Some of MSNBC's primetime personalities, from left: [[Chris Matthews]], [[Keith Olbermann]], [[Dan Abrams]] and [[Joe Scarborough]].]]
Evening programming begins at 5PM with [[Hardball with Chris Matthews]]. Hosted by political reporter and author [[Chris Matthews]], Hardball serves up a mix of political and other news, and is sometimes the network's top-rated program.
At 6 p.m., MSNBC airs ''[[The Abrams Report]]'', hosted by NBC Chief Legal Correspondent [[Dan Abrams]]. The show focuses on the top legal stories of the day.
At 7 p.m., a second edition of ''[[Hardball with Chris Matthews]]'' airs. Sometimes, the show's content is completely fresh, but at other times it repeats segments from the 5 p.m. airing.
''[[Countdown with Keith Olbermann]]'' is a sometimes irreverent look at the day's top news, shown each weekday at 8 p.m. Hosted by former [[ESPN]] ''[[SportsCenter]]'' anchor [[Keith Olbermann]], Countdown is styled like a radio music countdown, starting with the day's number five story progressing to number one. The higher the story number, the more buzz it is expected to get around the water cooler.
Former [[Fox News]] anchor [[Rita Cosby]] hosts ''[[Rita Cosby: Live & Direct]]'' at 9 p.m.
''[[Scarborough Country]]'' with former [[Florida]] representative [[Joe Scarborough]] airs at 10 p.m., and focuses on political, social, media and religious issues.
Former [[CNN]] ''[[Crossfire (television)|Crossfire]]'' co-host [[Tucker Carlson]] hosts ''[[The Situation with Tucker Carlson]]'' at 11 p.m.
====Weekends====
[[Image:AlexWitt.jpg|thumb|200px|right|[[Alex Witt]] serves as anchor of ''MSNBC Live'' on Weekends.]]
For now weekends consist of limited live programming. Coming early in 2006, MSNBC will be expanding weekend programing. Live or topical programs will air from 8am-5pm. This includes the end of the entertaintment shows and the addition of a new show co-hosted by Connie Chung and Maury Povich.
CURRENTLY
Viewers will find a news block anchored by [[Alex Witt]] from 8 a.m.–noon Saturday and 8 a.m.–noon Sunday.
At noon and 5 p.m. Saturday ''MSNBC at the Movies'' with [[Sharon Tay]] airs. The program takes an in-depth look at movie and DVD news. Sunday features ''MSNBC Entertainment Hotlist'', (airing at noon and 5 p.m.) a broader take on the entertainment industry. Both shows will be coming to an end the weekend of December 17th
From 1 p.m. on, a mix of ''MSNBC Investigates'', ''Headliners & Legends'', "Dateline NBC" and other programs air. Brief news cut-ins are delivered at the bottom of each hour.
The network cablecasts ''[[Meet the Press]]'' with [[Tim Russert]] each Sunday evening at 10 p.m.
===Past hosts===
Past MSNBC shows featured hosts such as [[Soledad O'Brien]], [[Jesse Ventura]], [[Ann Curry]], [[Lawrence O'Donnell]], [[Phil Donahue]], [[Alan Keyes]], [[Pat Buchanan]], [[Bill Press]], [[Jerry Nachman]], [[Ashleigh Banfield]], [[Stone Phillips]], [[Brian Williams (news anchor)|Brian Williams]], [[John Hockenberry]], [[John McLaughlin]], [[Curtis Sliwa]], [[Ron Kuby]], [[Mitch Albom]], [[Michael Savage (commentator)|Michael Savage]], [[Bill Moyers]], [[Andrea Mitchell]], [[Mike Barnicle]], [[Deborah Norville]], [[John Gibson]], [[Frank Luntz]], [[Laurie Dhue]], [[Jane Pauley]], [[Leo Laporte]], and a number of others.
===Past Anchors of MSNBC Live===
Past anchors of MSNBC have included [[Lester Holt]], [[John Seigenthaler]], [[Laurie Jennings]], [[Christy Musumeci]], [[Bianca Solorzano]], [[Sam Shane]], [[John Elliott]], [[Maurice DuBois]](formerly of WNBC-TV), [[Rob Morrisson]] (WNBC TV), [[Bud Hedinger]](briefly), [[Bob Kur]], [[Cheryl Casone]], among others.
==MSNBC on satellite radio==
MSNBC program audio is also available on [[XM Satellite Radio]]. Imus in the Morning is not currently allowed to be broadcast on the XM MSNBC channel. In the place of Imus from 6-9 a.m. to, XM airs six repeats of the 5:30 a.m. half hour of ''First Look''. Primetime programming on Saturday and Sunday nights from 8-11 p.m. are replaced with repeats of the programming from the same time on the previous Thursday and Friday nights, respectively.
Don Imus' ''Imus in the Morning'' is syndicated via Westwood One, which generally does not allow live radio broadcasts via Internet streams as well as satellite radio.
==External links==
* [http://www.msnbc.com MSNBC.com]
* [http://www.xmradio.com/pdf/msnbc_grid.pdf MSNBC on XM schedule] (not current)
* [http://www.xmradio.com/programming/channel_guide.jsp?ch=130 MSNBC on XM information page]
* [http://www.setstudio.com/pages/msnbc/ Photos of the MSNBC studio]
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