The Daily Signal Announces New Host and Video Format for ‘Top News in 10’ Show

The Daily Signal is relaunching its popular “Top News in 10” daily news program, featuring a new host and the introduction of a video format for the first time in the show’s history. Beginning today, the program also moves to a morning release schedule, providing you with essential news updates to start your day.

Tony Kinnett, host of “The Tony Kinnett Cast,” is taking the helm as the show’s new anchor. Kinnett brings broadcasting experience to the role, having launched his hourlong radio/TV show and podcast in November 2023. His nightly broadcast currently airs across 12 states on 14 stations and can be viewed live weeknights at 7 p.m.

“We’re excited to bring a fresh perspective and expanded format to our ‘Top News in 10’ program,” said Katrina Trinko, editor-in-chief of The Daily Signal. “Tony’s unique background and engaging presentation style make him the perfect fit to lead this next chapter of the show.”

The Daily Signal will release its “Top News in 10” show at 5 a.m. each weekday on YouTube, X, and other social media platforms, along with an audio-only version on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. If you’re not already subscribed to our YouTube channel, click on the “Subscribe” button to receive notifications when we post new videos.

The addition of a video version of “Top News in 10” offers The Daily Signal’s growing YouTube audience an opportunity to watch the day’s news. Trinko attributed the rapid growth—from 370,000 subscribers in January to more than 650,000 today—to the popularity of Daily Signal senior contributor Victor Davis Hanson’s daily five-minute videos.

“With the popularity of Victor Davis Hanson’s videos, we realized it was time to try a new format for our daily top news show,” Trinko said. “We will continue to respect our audience’s busy schedule—now with the option to get news updates on video as well as the audio podcast.”

The video format of “Top News in 10” will offer viewers a more dynamic way to consume The Daily Signal’s concise, information-packed news summary while maintaining the program’s commitment to delivering the day’s top stories in just 10 minutes.

“The Daily Signal Podcast” originally launched in 2017, offering a daily rundown of the day’s news and a newsmaker interview. The show will continue to air its weekend deep-dive interview edition featuring “Problematic Women” co-host Virginia Allen and other Daily Signal journalists.

Kinnett, meanwhile, will continue to provide his analysis nightly on “The Tony Kinnett Cast.” He said the popularity of the show’s daily news roundup reveals the audience’s desire to quickly consume the news.

“I really found that the most popular segment of our radio, TV, podcast, livestream—this amalgamation of new media—was the quick news roundup,” Kinnett said. “We’re now going to package that in our ‘Top News in 10’ show to deliver our audience day’s headlines at the crack of dawn before they’re even at work. It’s a really great way to say thank you to our subscribers, listeners, and supporters of The Daily Signal and make sure that we are giving them the most consistent and up-to-date headlines before they go into their day.”

As an award-winning, former public-school teacher and administrator in Indiana, Kinnett brings a unique perspective to the news. In his time with The Daily Signal, he published investigative pieces that have exposed radical teachings and policies in public schools.

Then in November 2023, he embarked on a different path when WIBC in Indianapolis offered him an on-air spot.

Before joining The Daily Signal in 2022, Kinnett co-founded Chalkboard Review to give teachers and parents a platform that wasn’t available in other education-focused outlets. He also wrote for Fox News, Daily Wire, National Review, The Federalist, The Daily Caller, and The Washington Examiner.

Kinnett launched the successful X parody account “Ministry of Truth” (@USMiniTru). You can follow on him on X @TheTonus.

Kinnett earned two master’s degrees in education technology and curriculum development at Ball State University as well as a bachelor’s in science education at Maranatha Baptist University. He lives in Indiana with his wife and children.

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