NBC News
August 2020

NBC News & MSNBC: 
  • Each day of the DNC (Aug. 17 - 20) and RNC (Aug. 24 - 27), NBC News will air a nightly Special Report from 10 to 11 p.m. ET. 
  • Lester Holt and Savannah Guthrie will anchor from NBC News’ Headquarters in New York with Chuck Todd and Andrea Mitchell from NBC News’ Washington Bureau.   
  • MSNBC will deliver live, special prime-time coverage from 7 p.m. to 2 a.m. ET each night of the conventions, starting with The ReidOut at 7 p.m. ET and All In With Chris Hayes at 8 p.m. ET both weeks.
  • Live from NBC News World Headquarters in New York City, Rachel Maddow with Joy Reid and Nicolle Wallace will host special Decision 2020 convention coverage at 9 p.m. ET. They will be joined by Brian Williams who continues coverage at 11 p.m. ET, followed by Ari Melber at 1 a.m. ET. 
  • NBC News NOW will stream convention coverage for free daily and will kick off special coverage every night at 8 p.m. ET with Chuck Todd anchoring. 
  • As programming around both conventions continues to take shape, NBC News and MSNBC will provide in-depth coverage of both conventions and former Vice President Joe Biden and President Trump’s acceptance of the Democratic and Republican nominations, respectively. 
  • NBC News and MSNBC correspondents and political reporters will join the coverage from various locations with analysis and interviews with voters and campaigns including Hallie Jackson, Peter Alexander, Kristen Welker, Mike Memoli, Ali Vitali, Shaquille Brewster, Geoff Bennett, Vaughn Hillyard and Monica Alba.
  • From now through Election Day, correspondents Garrett Haake and Ellison Barber will travel to key locations throughout the country talking with voters on the ground about the issues impacting them most. 
  • Reporters Vaughn Hillyard and Dasha Burns will continue to report for NBC News’ County to County project through both conventions, highlighting the issues facing voters in key bellwether counties across the U.S. 
  • Our correspondents will contribute to each evening’s special coverage in addition to offering on-the-ground reporting on the conventions to NBC News’ TODAY and NBC Nightly News, in addition to MSNBC Dayside throughout both weeks of the conventions.
  • NBC News and MSNBC are keeping staffs safe, adhering to the latest guidelines while providing robust coverage of the conventions. 
 
NBC News NOW & NBC News Digital Properties: 
  • NBC News NOW will stream convention coverage for free daily and will kick off special coverage every night at 8pm ET with Chuck Todd anchoring.
  • The NBC News digital politics team will live blog all nights of both the DNC and RNC, including minute-by-minute updates and fact checks with contributions from NBC News reporters at NBCNews.com/Decision2020. 
  • NBC News Digital national political reporters Alex Seitz-Wald and Sahil Kapur, along with senior political analyst Jonathan Allen, politics reporter Adam Edelman and senior White House reporter Shannon Pettypiece will provide the latest reporting and analysis, and politics reporter Jane Timm will provide live fact-checking on NBCNews.com.
  • NBCNews.com will continue to publish Election Confessions, where voters can share their anonymous thoughts about the presidential candidates and the state of the country.
  • NBC News Digital will also feature Road to 270, an interactive web tool where users can design and map their own road to the presidency. Users can also see the latest scenarios from Chuck Todd and Steve Kornacki.
  • In addition to NBC News’ election and convention content existing across our websites and streaming platforms, additional coverage will be available on the new pop-up channel on Peacock, NBC News Archives; on the gen-Z news show on Snapchat, Instagram and TikTok, Stay Tuned; on The Report on Quibi; and across our podcasts and show casts.