Ron Reagan will be host of new MSNBC show

NEW YORK - Ron Reagan will co-host a new daytime talk show scheduled twice a day on MSNBC.

Son of the late President Reagan, he'll do "Connected: Coast to Coast" with Monica Crowley, who joined MSNBC from Fox News Channel last year.

It will feature topical debate on issues including politics and pop culture, the network said Wednesday. The first hour will air at noon Eastern; the second, at 5 p.m.

"'Connected: Coast to Coast' is part of the new era of political talk on cable - smart, respectful and engaging," MSNBC President Rick Kaplan said.

While Crowley is based at MSNBC headquarters in New Jersey, Reagan will be at an MSNBC facility in Redmond, Wash., bringing the network back to its formative days when it was announced as a collaboration between Microsoft and NBC.

The 46-year-old Reagan, who has frequently appeared as a political analyst on MSNBC, delivered a speech on stem-cell research last summer at the Democratic National Convention.