First Look (TV news program)
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First Look is a morning news program on msnbc
airing live at 5 a.m. ET
/2 a.m. PT
. It is hosted by Lynn Berry
.
First Look consists of many of the same segments and is produced by the same staff as NBC News
's early morning news program Early Today
; some segments, such as a local weather cut-in and some feature stories, are either excluded or changed for the MSNBC broadcast, along with the anchor background (an early morning skycam
shot of Manhattan
on First Look, and sunrise
scenes for Early Today
) and graphical styling. There is one segment exclusive to the newscast, a segment aired before the entertainment news summary at the end of the program, featuring excerpts from the monologue of the previous (week)night's episode of either The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
or Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
, followed by the guest list of the upcoming episode. A replay of First Look was aired at 5:30 a.m. ET before July 27, 2009, when Way Too Early with Willie Geist
premiered.
The program was put on a short-term hiatus by the network to test a 5am replay of both Countdown with Keith Olbermann
and The Rachel Maddow Show
at various times from February–April 2009; the program was restored after that.
in Europe and the Middle East. This includes First Look.
MSNBC
MSNBC is a cable news channel based in the United States available in the US, Germany , South Africa, the Middle East and Canada...
airing live at 5 a.m. ET
Eastern Time Zone
The Eastern Time Zone of the United States and Canada is a time zone that falls mostly along the east coast of North America. Its UTC time offset is −5 hrs during standard time and −4 hrs during daylight saving time...
/2 a.m. PT
Pacific Time Zone
The Pacific Time Zone observes standard time by subtracting eight hours from Coordinated Universal Time . The clock time in this zone is based on the mean solar time of the 120th meridian west of the Greenwich Observatory. During daylight saving time, its time offset is UTC-7.In the United States...
. It is hosted by Lynn Berry
Lynn Berry (reporter)
Lynn Marie Berry serves and an anchor/correspondent for NBC News and MSNBC. Berry can be seen weekday mornings anchoring Early Today on NBC, First Look on MSNBC and newsbreaks on Wake Up With Al on The Weather Channel...
.
First Look consists of many of the same segments and is produced by the same staff as NBC News
NBC News
NBC News is the news division of American television network NBC. It first started broadcasting in February 21, 1940. NBC Nightly News has aired from Studio 3B, located on floors 3 of the NBC Studios is the headquarters of the GE Building forms the centerpiece of 30th Rockefeller Center it is...
's early morning news program Early Today
Early Today
Early Today is an American morning news programme airing on the NBC television network. The program goes out live at 4:00am Eastern Time Zone for those few stations which start their local news at 4:30am, and is transmitted in a continuous half-hour tape delay loop until 10:00am ET, when Today...
; some segments, such as a local weather cut-in and some feature stories, are either excluded or changed for the MSNBC broadcast, along with the anchor background (an early morning skycam
Skycam
Skycam is the trademarked brandname of a patented, computer-controlled, stabilized, cable-suspended camera system. The system, similar to Steadicam, but maneuvered through three dimensions in the open space over a playing area of a stadium or arena by computer-controlled cable-drive system, is...
shot of Manhattan
Manhattan
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
on First Look, and sunrise
Sunrise
Sunrise is the instant at which the upper edge of the Sun appears above the horizon in the east. Sunrise should not be confused with dawn, which is the point at which the sky begins to lighten, some time before the sun itself appears, ending twilight...
scenes for Early Today
Early Today
Early Today is an American morning news programme airing on the NBC television network. The program goes out live at 4:00am Eastern Time Zone for those few stations which start their local news at 4:30am, and is transmitted in a continuous half-hour tape delay loop until 10:00am ET, when Today...
) and graphical styling. There is one segment exclusive to the newscast, a segment aired before the entertainment news summary at the end of the program, featuring excerpts from the monologue of the previous (week)night's episode of either The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno is an American late-night talk show hosted by Jay Leno that initially aired from May 25, 1992 to May 29, 2009, and resumed production on March 1, 2010. The fourth incarnation of the Tonight Show franchise made its debut on May 25, 1992, three days following Johnny...
or Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon is an American late-night talk show hosted by Jimmy Fallon on NBC. The show premiered on March 2, 2009, as the third incarnation of the Late Night franchise originated by David Letterman....
, followed by the guest list of the upcoming episode. A replay of First Look was aired at 5:30 a.m. ET before July 27, 2009, when Way Too Early with Willie Geist
Way Too Early with Willie Geist
Way Too Early with Willie Geist is an American morning news show airing weekday mornings on MSNBC. It premiered on July 27, 2009, and is hosted by Willie Geist...
premiered.
The program was put on a short-term hiatus by the network to test a 5am replay of both Countdown with Keith Olbermann
Countdown with Keith Olbermann
Countdown with Keith Olbermann is an hour-long weeknight news and political commentary program that airs on Current TV, where it began airing on June 20, 2011. The program was broadcast on MSNBC from March 31, 2003, to January 21, 2011. On MSNBC, the show presented five selected news stories of...
and The Rachel Maddow Show
The Rachel Maddow Show (TV series)
The Rachel Maddow Show is a news and opinion television program that airs weeknights on MSNBC at 9:00 p.m. ET. It is hosted by Rachel Maddow, who gained popularity with her frequent appearances as a liberal pundit on various MSNBC programs. It is based on her former radio show of the same name...
at various times from February–April 2009; the program was restored after that.
International broadcasts
MSNBC and NBC News programming is shown for several hours a day on the 24 hour news network Orbit NewsOrbit News
OSN News is a 24 hour satellite and cable channel offering exclusively American news programming from ABC, NBC, PBS, and MSNBC to U.S. expats and other viewers abroad, primarily geared towards an audience in the Arab countries...
in Europe and the Middle East. This includes First Look.