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Can a Broadcast Personality Become a Livestreaming Star?

The New York Times · Callie Holtermann · last updated

Steve Kornacki, NBC News’s khaki-wearing data analyst, has been delivering hours of uninterrupted election night coverage — no breaks. The result isn’t your typical livestream.

Steve Kornacki’s eyebrows jumped up and down as if he were watching an action movie.

“Oh, boy!” he said.

“Holy cow!” he said a few minutes later.

“We’re going municipal level here right now,” he added.

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