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| Ronan Farrow |
Ronan Farrow — the man with Woody Allen’s wit and Frank
Sinatra’s charm — is closing a deal with MSNBC to become a news correspondent
and a future Anderson Cooper-style “face of the network” anchor.
According to The NYPost, Farrow has been in talks with
network execs for months, and is set to become MSNBC’s next new face after Alec
Baldwin, who premieres his “Up Late” show on Friday.
Farrow’s deal is part of a move to inject new energy into
the left-leaning channel, which has struggled due to its focus on opinion
rather than breaking news during the election cycle.
While MSNBC reps declined to comment, a network source tells
us, “They’re just finalizing the contract. Ronan is not going to get his own
show off the bat, but they are going to develop him, have him work on stories
and build his TV news credentials. He’ll work across the whole lineup. He’s 25,
everybody knows he’s very bright, but he’s not getting his own show — yet.”
While his TV experience is limited, Farrow is certainly
accomplished. A graduate of Yale Law and a Rhodes Scholar, he has served in the
Obama administration’s foreign policy department, and has previously appeared
on MSNBC and CNN. He’s been a UNICEF spokesman and became a special adviser to
Hillary Clinton for global youth issues.
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