 On December 12, 2008, David Shuster was named the official anchor of "1600 Pennsylvania Avenue", effective immediately.On April 2, 2009, in the show's final segment, David Shuster announced that he had been given a new assignment and that he was going on to co-anchor a new show with Tamron Hall, airing 3–5 PM Eastern time beginning on June 1.As of Monday, April 6, 2009, a new show titled "The Ed Show" hosted by radio host Ed Schultz took over the 6 PM Eastern time slot.