MSNBC Star Anchor Rachel Maddow Steps Back From Show for Movie, Podcast
- Rachel Maddow is taking a hiatus from her top-rated MSNBC show starting February 7.
- The star anchor will work for a few weeks on new projects with her former boss Phil Griffin.
- Rotating anchors will fill in for Maddow in the interim.
Rachel Maddow is stepping back from her prime-time weekday show on MSNBC to work on movie and podcast projects, she told her team Monday, according to two sources with knowledge of conversations. The star news anchor is expected to share with viewers of “The Rachel Maddow Show” tonight that she’ll take a break starting next week but will be back in “a few weeks,” said an MSNBC insider.
Maddow is taking time off to work on a Focus Features movie based on her book and podcast, “Bag Man,” about a political bribery scandal. It will be directed by Ben Stiller and Maddow will be an executive producer.