Ashleigh Banfield to Lead NewsNation’s True Crime Vertical

Prime of the Ticker: NewsNation’s Ashleigh Banfield might be vacating her 10 p.m. ET weeknight present, Banfield, to guide the information community’s new true crime digital vertical set to debut in 2026. This new partnership sees her long-running podcast, Drop Lifeless Critical with Ashleigh Banfield, obtainable on NewsNation. Michael Corn, president of programming and specials, mentioned Banfield’s “storytelling and credibility make her the proper companion as we construct a digital vacation spot for true crime followers whereas holding her voice central to our on-air protection.” She is going to anchor her last present in January 2026 and can proceed to supply knowledgeable authorized evaluation for NewsNation.“The success of true crime reporting on streaming media platforms has been transformative, and I’m wanting ahead to serving to form and improve NewsNation’s multi-platform technique on this style,” mentioned Banfield. The community mentioned a slate of rotating anchors will fill the ten p.m. ET slot till a everlasting host is introduced.Fourth hour co-host: Shenielle Jones has been named Jenna Bush Hager’s everlasting co-host for the fourth hour of NBC Information’ Immediately. Jones, who will depart from the third hour Immediately, begins her new project on Jan. 12, 2026. She replaces Hoda Kotb, who left the community in early January. In that point, 60 co-hosts and friends have sat subsequent to Bush Hager, together with Jones, former first girl Michelle Obama, Sheryl Crowe, Halle Berry, Taraji P. Henson, Scarlett Johansson, John Legend, Rosie Perez, Regina Corridor, Leslie Bibb, and Henry Winkler.  Energy Gamers: Fox Information Media CEO Suzanne Scott and CBS Information’ lately appointed editor in chief Bari Weiss have been each featured in Forbes’ World’s 100 Most Highly effective Girls of 2025 record. The record acknowledges ladies who’ve commanded a mixed $37 trillion in financial energy, influencing greater than 1 billion individuals, and have been chosen primarily based on 4 metrics: cash, media, influence, and spheres of affect. Introducing the twenty second annual Forbes record of the World’s 100 Most Highly effective Girls: https://t.co/90Seih1ZRM These 100 #PowerWomen—together with 17 newcomers—command a collective $37 trillion in financial energy and affect greater than 1 billion individuals. Illustration: Oriana Fenwick for… pic.twitter.com/ljAbTuIzCJ — Forbes (@Forbes) December 10, 2025Revolving Door: MS NOW introduced new additions to its on-air reporting staff, with three becoming a member of from ABC Information, together with Ines de La Cuetara, who’s becoming a member of as a London-based worldwide reporter. Will McDuffie is becoming a member of as a New York-based reporter, and Josh Einiger, who was with ABC Information’ New York affiliate, WABT-TV, is turning into a senior transportation and aviation reporter primarily based in New York. Additionally becoming a member of MS NOW are Nick McCool and Britt Miller, who have been named in a single day anchors and reporters. McCool and Miller have been from NBC Information, with McCool beforehand serving as a section producer on the community and Miller becoming a member of from NBC 4 New York, the place she was a member of the information staff.New Hero: CNN named Quilen Blackwell its 2025 Hero of the 12 months throughout its nineteenth Annual CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute. The award acknowledges on a regular basis individuals who make extraordinary contributions to bettering the lives of others. Blackwell, who obtained $100,000, was named for his work along with his group, Southside Blooms, which turns vacant tons on Chicago’s South Aspect into eco-friendly flower farms, using native younger individuals to develop, harvest, organize, and promote flowers at his group’s nonprofit flower store. Quilen Blackwell, whose nonprofit, featured on ABC7, transforms vacant tons on Chicago’s South Aspect into flower farms that make use of at-risk younger individuals to develop, organize and promote the flowers, is the 2025 CNN Hero of the 12 months. https://t.co/kRQ4tF90RI — ABC 7 Chicago (@ABC7Chicago) December 7, 2025