Renowned political commentator, and Pulitzer Prize winner George Will is joining Nexstar’s NewsNation as a Senior Contributor.
George Will is a columnist for The Washington Post, a Pulitzer Prize Winner for Commentary and was dubbed “perhaps the most powerful journalist in America” by the WSJ.
In 2020, he received the National Society for Newspaper Columnists 2020 Ernie Pyle Lifetime Achievement Award. His latest book, American Happiness and Discontents, was released in September 2021.
Other works include: The Conservative Sensibility and Restoration: Congress, Term Limits and the Recovery of Deliberative Democracy.
In a statement, George Will said: “NewsNation meets a national need for news deliv-ered without political agendas, clenched fists, and raised voices. It offers news leav-ened by a sense of the complexity and grandeur of American history: this nation was not made by flimsy people, and it is not flimsy.”
Michael Corn, President of News for NewsNation added: “We couldn’t be more thrilled to have George join our team. His keen insight and expertise will ensure NewsNation’s audience gets the very best analysis in this highly-charged political year.”
The network plans to have George Will contribute on all platforms and to play a key role in the coverage of the upcoming midterm elections.
NewsNation is available weekday mornings from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. and weeknights from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. ET, with encore presentations until 3 a.m. ET.
On Saturday and Sunday, the network airs original newscasts from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. ET. (see here for where you can watch or stream), followed by encore presentations of Banfield, On Balance with Leland Vittert and Dan Abrams Live.
NewsNation is also available 24/7 on the NewsNationNow app and at NewsNationNow.com.