Meme: Seven Things You Didn't Know About Mika Brzezinski

So what did we learn today? We learned a lot about  Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough  thanks to a Howard Kurt's Media Notes column.

Brzezinski's story is a great reminder that no job is too menial when you are out of work  Her story reminds us how hard it is to succeed as a woman in media when you are over 40 years and that successful careers can disappear in a flash.

We also learned  that Joe Scarborough is really a feminist and someone you definitely want as your champion. Way To Go Joe!

.In case you don't have time to read the entire article - here's seven things you didn't know about Mika Brzezinski.

1. After a 10 year career at  CBS, Brzezinski was fired/contract not renewed/let go along with other reporters- to cover Katie Couric's salary
2. Brzezinski was 40 when her/ contract was not renewed/fired/let go
2. Brzezinski was out of work for a year after she was fired/contract not renewed/let go from CBS
3.  Brzezinski took a freelance job (that's code that this was a major step down from her previous career which included 60 minutes-)  reading four 30-second news cut-ins every evening duringMSNBC's Joe Scarborough's, Scarborough Country.
4.Brzezinski gives Scarborough all the credit for her current gig. She says he fought to get her on the show. The suits at MSNBC  wanted a more traditional reader or someone much younger.Scarborough resisted the pressure. Way to go, Joe.
6. Brzezinski is now doing a daily radio show with Scarborough
7.  3, 647.007 have viewed Brzezinski"s YouTube moment when she refused to lead her newscast with a  Paris Hilton. Brzezinski has social media to thank for cementing her job as a co-host