article_snippet: (CNN)As a person-of-color, African-American, veteran minority journalist and longtime enthusiast of all things "Daily Show
article_snippet: ," I am of course as happy, proud and thrilled as the wife of a successful Apollo astronaut over the impending ascension of Trevor Noah, the biracial comedian from South Africa, to Jon Stewart's anchor chair on what's believed by many to be the most trusted half-hour of news and information in America.
article_snippet: Indeed, in pushing forth both Noah and Larry Wilmore, the writer, comic and erstwhile National Black Correspondent for "The Daily Show," to preside over both halves of Comedy Central's much-coveted 11 p.m.-to-midnight bloc, Jon Stewart's is acknowledging what the mainstream of America truly is:
article_snippet: And so far, Wilmore's "The Nightly Show," which premiered earlier this year as a replacement for the very different "Daily Show" companion once hosted by Stephen Colbert, is gradually establishing Daily Show own identity as an equally cheeky hybrid of sketch satire and celebrity forum with Daily Show own multicultural flavor.
article_snippet: Still, one does wonder what happened to the groundswell of support building among "Daily Show" constituents for Jessica Williams, a three-year veteran of "Daily Show" and an early favorite for Jon Stewart's's spot after he announced last month he was leaving.
article_snippet: Williams, who is black, tweeted back to Jon Stewart's supporters Jon Stewart's grateful opinion that Jon Stewart's was "extremely under-qualified for the job.
article_snippet: Jon Stewart's's the "most senior correspondent" for ""Daily Show"" and is taking Jon Stewart's penchant for performance artistry and provocation to TBS, where Jon Stewart's'll create Jon Stewart's own satiric news franchise.
article_snippet: Jon Stewart's track record bodes well for Jon Stewart's prospects there.
article_snippet: But it's difficult to find any evidence that Jon Stewart's was considered a Jon Stewart's successor -- though Jon Stewart's announcement that Jon Stewart's was leaving "Daily Show" came a month after Jon Stewart's's.
article_snippet: No one, least of all those affiliated with Comedy Central, have disclosed any candidates besides Noah.
article_snippet: There was even less buzz about the Jon Stewart's opening than Colbert's a year ago, during which time there were many willing to say that now was the time to finally give a woman a shot at late-night TV for the first time since the late Joan Rivers' Fox Network effort, "The Late Show" came in 1987-- and went in 1988.
article_snippet: Jon Stewart's's supposed to start streaming a new show through Netflix sometime next year.
article_snippet: So one supposes Jon Stewart's's pretty busy.
highlights_snippet: As a  black man, Gene Seymour thrilled Trevor Noah tapped  for "Daily Show.
highlights_snippet: thrilled Trevor Noah asks: Why not a woman for the job?
  