NewsNation To Debut New Primetime Show Hosted By Chris Cuomo

Nexstar’s NewsNation cable network today announced that Cuomo has officially begun production in New York City, unveiling its first official trailer, graphics and promotional videos for the show. The primetime news program, hosted by anchor and attorney Chris Cuomo, will debut Monday, Oct. 3, and air weeknights at 8 p.m. ET/7 CT on NewsNation. Alexandra “Dusty” Cohen has been named executive producer of Cuomo, which will be produced live at Nexstar’s midtown Manhattan production studios.

Cuomo said: “Dusty is an absolute dynamo who has assembled an editorial staff with the experience, drive and grit to make big things happen. I am so grateful this talented group of industry veterans and visionaries is joining me on this exciting new venture with NewsNation.”

“I have known Chris Cuomo for nearly 30 years, and he is hands down the best interviewer of our generation,” said Cohen, who spent nearly two decades at The View, where she worked closely with Barbara Walters and Bill Geddie as part of the show’s original production team. “I am grateful to NewsNation for this incredible opportunity and am blown away by the number of news and talk industry heavyweights who have joined our team. We have hit the ground running.”

Other Cuomo senior production hires include:

Senior Supervising Producer Jonathan Faulhaber — He is a multi-Emmy nominated talk show and field producer who has held senior roles for NBC Universal (Today and The Meredith Vieira Show), Debmar Mercury, Discovery, ABC News and The View.

Director Renee Cullen — She is an award-winning news director who most recently was creative director for CBS News and previously was senior coordinating director for CNN.

Senior Broadcast Producer Ron Messer — He is an award-winning producer who most recently was a senior producer at CNN+. He has extensive experience in news, documentaries, and special programming for various media outlets including: Al Jazeera America, Fox News Channel, Viceland, OWN, Discovery and People TV among others.

Head Booking Producer Hillary Kun — She is a Primetime Emmy Award-winning former co-executive producer of The Daily Show With Jon Stewart. She most recently was a talent executive at CNN+ and has also held booking and producing roles at The Atlantic, ABC News (GMA3) and NBC Universal.

Talent Producer Brad LaRosa — He is a veteran talent executive who was supervising producer of The Barbara Walters Specials. He has also been a talent booker for ABC News, SiriusXM and 20th Century Fox, among others.