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Source: Randy Brooke / Getty MSNBC national correspondent and political commentator Joy Reid is about to make history. According to Page Six, the veteran television host is set to take over the slot previously occupied by Hardball host Chris Matthews until his abrupt exit from MSNBC amidst accusations of inappropriate behavior. Reid, who currently hosts the morning show AM Joy, has filled in for the network’s prime-time stars including Rachel Maddow and Chris Hayes. The experience helped solidify Reid as a perfect fit for the suddenly opened slot, after Matthews, who’d been hosting “Hardball” on the network since 1999, quit after accusations of “inappropriate comments,” including flirting with a guest off camera. Although the announcement hasn’t been made official just yet, Reid ...

Source: Randy Brooke / Getty MSNBC national correspondent and political commentator Joy Reid is about to make history. According to Page Six, the veteran television host is set to take over the slot previously occupied by Hardball host Chris Matthews until his abrupt exit from MSNBC amidst accusations of inappropriate behavior. Reid, who currently hosts the morning show AM Joy, has filled in for the network’s prime-time stars including Rachel Maddow and Chris Hayes. The experience helped solidify Reid as a perfect fit for the suddenly opened slot, after Matthews, who’d been hosting “Hardball” on the network since 1999, quit after accusations of “inappropriate comments,” including flirting with a guest off camera. Although the announcement hasn’t been made official just yet, Reid ...