LIVE STREAMING TALK SHOW “THE NIGHT LIGHT WITH JOSHUA JOHNSON” MOVES TO WEEKNIGHTS AHEAD OF 2024 STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS
MONDAY, MARCH 4, 2024 – LAS VEGAS
Starting Wednesday, March 6th, “The Night Light with Joshua Johnson'' will stream live Wednesday through Friday at 7pm Eastern Time on YouTube, Twitch, Facebook and X. The interactive talk show and podcast explores current events, taboo topics and the future of democracy with uplifting, nonpartisan analysis. It offers something mainstream networks almost never provide: a welcoming space to connect and be heard.
Johnson will also host a special live stream of President Biden’s State of the Union Address on Thursday, March 7th at 9pm Eastern Time, where viewers can share their questions and reactions through the live chat.
Previously Joshua Johnson hosted the NPR talk show “1A”, produced by WAMU in Washington. “1A” drew a national audience of more than 4 million listeners a week. MSNBC recruited him away, where he anchored “The Week with Joshua Johnson”. From there he shifted to NBC News NOW, anchoring its primetime program “NOW Tonight”.
“The Night Light” launched in May 2023 as a podcast, then expanded to a live stream in November 2023. Its name celebrates our individual capacity to shine through dark times. Unlike much of what we see on social media, its loyal core of viewers fill each live chat with smart questions, personal stories and plenty of good humor.
“TV talk shows used to show people exploring taboo topics together, every day of the week,” Johnson said. “Today millions of Americans are afraid of one another, partly because we never show how smart and civil we can be. The television industry has abandoned that civic responsibility, and our nation is paying the price for it. ‘The Night Light’ is here to change that.”
True to his roots in public media, “The Night Light” is a listener-supported program, funded with merch sales, an online tip jar, and premium paid subscriptions. These subscriptions are available on Substack and Apple Podcasts, with plans coming soon to Spotify and YouTube.
One paid subscriber, Loren, wrote: "I was an avid listener of 1A when you (Johnson) hosted, owing mostly to your style of hosting. While attempting to follow your career to MSNBC, I just find major networks unpalatable and failed to catch much of your work with them. Regrettably, it has taken this long to find ‘The Night Light’, but after listening to and enjoying the premier episode I am happy to support and excited for content to come."
“The Night Light” is based in Las Vegas. All links to the broadcast, podcast, Substack and merch are at nightlightjoshua.com.
CONTACT: Joshua@NightLightShow.com
YOUTUBE CHANNEL: youtube.com/@nightlightjoshua
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