What is "hockenberry"

Hockenberry is a surname and can refer to:

• Charles Hockenberry (born 1918), American athlete and coach
• John Hockenberry (born 1956), American journalist, author, commentator, and activist
  • Hockenberry (television show), MSNBC news program hosted by John Hockenberry airing from 1998-1999

Hockenberry is an American television talk-show style current affairs program that aired on MSNBC in 1998 and 1999. It was hosted by and named after journalist John Hockenberry and aired each weeknight.

Hockenberry was created as a replacement for The Big Show when host Keith Olbermann departed. The show was canceled in July 1999 after six months. The time slot was filled by Hardball with Chris Matthews.