Ticker: Actor Martin Sheen Highlights MSNBC Live Event
Top of the Ticker: Legendary actor Martin Sheen was the highlight of this year’s MSNBC Live ‘25: This is Who We Are, a live community event. Sheen sat down with anchor Nicolle Wallace for a live taping of The Best People with Nicolle Wallace podcast. He spoke about his lifelong dedication to political activism and the necessity of humanity needed in today’s politically charged climate. Sheen spoke about the actions of the Kennedy brothers during the height of the Cuban Missile Crisis in the 1960s, saying they saved the world because they were in touch with both their own humanity and that of their enemy.
He added, “And if we don’t find our own personal humanity, we cannot possibly find it or see it in each other.”
NEW: TV’s most famous president, actor Martin Sheen, is this week’s guest on “The Best People” podcast with @NicolleDWallace.
Sheen sat down with Wallace for a special live recording of the podcast this past weekend during “MSNBCLIVE ’25” in NYC. pic.twitter.com/ZKMA1ZCbht
— MSNBC Public Relations (@MSNBCPR) October 13, 2025
New Election Source: ABC News, CBS News, CNN, and NBC News will join Fox News and hundreds of other news outlets in using the Associated Press’ election data and information for their individual election coverage in 2026 and 2028. The networks will still make race calls independent of the AP, but they will rely on the wire service for its comprehensive coverage of election results. Previously, the four networks used election data from Edison Research.
Growing Medium: Bloomberg is adding to the growing news podcast space with the premiere of The Mishal Husain Show. This new weekly podcast, which debuted its first episode on Friday, October 17, focuses each episode on a single in-depth conversation with a newsmaker, leader, cultural figure, or thinker, delving beyond headlines to explore the people and ideas shaping the world.
The Mishal Husain Show helps you make sense of the world — with one essential conversation every weekend.
Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts: bit.ly/4halKFy
— Bloomberg News (@bloomberg.com) October 17, 2025 at 7:00 AM
New creator show: CNN International is embracing the world of digital-native storytellers with the launch of a new multiplatform show, CNN Creators. The 30-minute weekly show, which premieres on Thursday, October 23, features a team of multi-platform content creators exploring conversations about AI, tech, art, culture, sports, and social trends.
This week, CNN announced the launch of an all-new multiplatform programming initiative called ‘CNN Creators,’ including a new show on CNN International.
The phased launch will begin on October 23rd.
Details below 👇
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— CNN International PR (@cnnipr.bsky.social) October 15, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Stork delivery: The Fox News family has a new addition to its team as the network’s London-based correspondent, Alex Hogan, recently welcomed a baby girl, Helena James. This is Hogan and her husband, Harrison Tull’s, first child.
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