Some of MSNBC’s biggest stars are – in extraordinary on-air fashion – rebuking management’s decision to cancel Joy Reid and Alex Wagner’s shows and lay off their production staffs.

Maddow, MSNBC’s most prominent anchor and top-rated host, will retain her executive producer, Cory Gnazzo, along with several senior producers.

MSNBC will replace anchors Joy Reid and Alex Wagner in its evening lineup, some of the first big moves from new president Rebecca Kutler