Disrupt with Karen Finney
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| genre = Current affairs, political commentary
| presenter = Karen Finney
| country = United States
| language = English
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| camera = Multi-camera
| runtime = 60 minutes
| channel = MSNBC
| first_aired = {{Start date|2013|06|08}}
| last_aired = {{End date|2014|06|01}}
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Disrupt with Karen Finney is a political news and commentary television program that aired weekends at 4:00 p.m. ET on MSNBC from 2013 to 2014. It was hosted by Karen Finney, a Democratic political operative who had been a political commentator at MSNBC since 2009. The show debuted on June 8, 2013 and had its final broadcast June 1, 2014.
Format
The show ran from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. on MSNBC weekends. In its first two months, it led into The Ed Show.
History
Finney had been a political commentator and guest host on MSNBC programs since 2009. Prior to that, she had worked on four campaigns, had served as deputy press secretary to Hillary Clinton during the Clinton presidency, and had served as a spokeswoman for the Democratic National Committee. Finney stopped her consultant work upon starting the show.
Her show was the second weekend MSNBC program to feature an African American host, after Melissa Harris-Perry.
Finney's show was announced without a title on April 2, 2013. The promotion came amidst a series of programming changes at MSNBC, including an effort to improve weekend programming. Disrupt was originally scheduled to premiere on May 11, 2013, but was later rescheduled for June 8, 2013. The premiere opened with a discussion on "the conservative War on Women", and her first guest was U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer.
The show was cancelled after its June 1, 2014 showing due to low ratings.
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References
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{{cite web |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/karen-finney |title=Karen Finney |work=The Huffington Post |publisher=AOL Tech |accessdate=June 11, 2013 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130604200022/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/karen-finney/ |archivedate=June 4, 2013 |url-status=live }}
{{cite web |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/09/karen-finney-debuted-new-_n_3411956.html |title=Karen Finney Debuts New MSNBC Show 'Disrupt' (VIDEO) |last1=Shapiro |first1=Rebecca |date=June 9, 2013 |work=The Huffington Post |accessdate=June 9, 2013 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130609231128/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/09/karen-finney-debuted-new-_n_3411956.html |archivedate=June 9, 2013 |url-status=live }}
{{cite web |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/25/ed-schultz-karen-finney-weekend-shows-premiere-date_n_3156743.html?view=print&comm_ref=false |title=Ed Schultz, Karen Finney Weekend Shows Get Premiere Date |date=April 25, 2013 |work=The Huffington Post |accessdate=June 7, 2013 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305032254/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/25/ed-schultz-karen-finney-weekend-shows-premiere-date_n_3156743.html?view=print&comm_ref=false |archivedate=March 5, 2016 |url-status=live }}
{{cite web |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/02/karen-finney-msnbc-weekend-host_n_3000705.html?view=print&comm_ref=false |title=Karen Finney Named MSNBC Weekend Host |date=April 2, 2013 |work=The Huffington Post |accessdate=June 7, 2013 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309080155/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/02/karen-finney-msnbc-weekend-host_n_3000705.html?view=print&comm_ref=false |archivedate=March 9, 2016 |url-status=live }}
{{cite web |url=http://tv.msnbc.com/2013/06/09/karen-finney-defending-jay-carney/ |title=Karen Finney: Defending Jay Carney |last1=Hoecker |first1=Johanna |date=June 9, 2013 |work=MSNBC |publisher=NBCUniversal |accessdate=June 11, 2013 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130612054924/http://tv.msnbc.com/2013/06/09/karen-finney-defending-jay-carney/ |archivedate=June 12, 2013 |url-status=live }}
{{cite web |url=http://www.newpittsburghcourieronline.com/index.php/people/12834-finney-to-host-msnbc-show-network-s-2nd-black-woman-to-air-on-weekends |title=Finney to host MSNBC Show; Network's 2nd Black woman to air on weekends |author=NNPA News Service |authorlink=National Newspaper Publishers Association |date=May 8, 2013 |work=New Pittsburgh Courier |publisher=Real Times Media |accessdate=June 12, 2013 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131114123631/http://www.newpittsburghcourieronline.com/index.php/people/12834-finney-to-host-msnbc-show-network-s-2nd-black-woman-to-air-on-weekends |archivedate=November 14, 2013 |url-status=dead }}
{{cite web |url=http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/the-ticker-wallace-pitts-schultz_b178410 |title=The Ticker: Wallace, Pitts, Schultz |last1=Ariens |first1=Chris |date=May 8, 2013 |work=TV Newser |publisher=WebMediaBrands |accessdate=June 7, 2013 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130609014931/http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/the-ticker-wallace-pitts-schultz_b178410 |archivedate=June 9, 2013 |url-status=live }}
{{cite web |url=https://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2013/04/democratic-strategist-karen-finney-to-host-msnbc-weekend-show-160684 |title=Democratic strategist Karen Finney to host MSNBC weekend show |last1=Byers |first1=Dylan |date=April 2, 2013 |work=Politico |access-date=June 7, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130619182511/http://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2013/04/democratic-strategist-karen-finney-to-host-new-msnbc-160684.html |archive-date=June 19, 2013 |url-status=live }}
{{cite web |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/msnbc-cancels-disrupt-karen-finney-709526 |title=www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/msnbc-cancels-disrupt-karen-finney-709526 |date=June 5, 2014 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |accessdate=June 7, 2013 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140613022932/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/msnbc-cancels-disrupt-karen-finney-709526 |archivedate=June 13, 2014 |url-status=live }}
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