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===Reception=== ''[[The New York Times]]'' wrote that, "Under Ms. Hoover's direction, the discourse is civil and substantive."<ref>{{cite news | url =https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/11/style/margaret-hoover-john-avlon-post-partisan-marriage.html | title =Margaret Hoover and John Avlon on their Post-Partisan Marriage | last =Green | first =Penelope | date =July 11, 2018 | newspaper=The New York Times | access-date =November 15, 2018}}</ref> A review of the show by the ''[[National Review]]'' states, "the reincarnation of Firing Line comes at an interesting time, and a needful one."<ref>{{cite magazine | url =https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/06/firing-line-pbs-revives-needed-institution-margaret-hoover-host/ | title =A Hoover Restoration | last =Williamson | first =Kevin | date =June 3, 2018 | magazine =National Review | access-date =November 25, 2018 | quote =The reincarnation of Firing Line comes at an interesting time, and a needful one.}}</ref> In the run-up to the show's television premiere ''[[Politico]]'' said, "It seems like a great idea, so let's test drive it and see what happens."<ref>{{cite magazine | url =https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2018/06/01/can-firing-line-be-rebooted-for-the-trump-era-218582 | title =Is America Ready for Kinder, Gentler Political TV? | last =Hendershot | first =Heather | date =June 1, 2018 | magazine = Politico | access-date =November 25, 2018 | quote =It seems like a great idea, so let's test drive it and see what happens}}</ref> CNN anchor [[Poppy Harlow]] stated that ''Firing Line with Margaret Hoover'' "is appointment television in my house" on ''[[CNN Newsroom]]''.<ref>{{cite AV media | people =Poppy Harlow, John Avlon, Margaret Hoover | title =CNN Newsroom with Poppy Harlow | medium =Television | publisher =CNN | location =New York | date =August 8, 2018 | url =https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rDufRMe4gs}}</ref> Hoover has made multiple television appearances for the ''Firing Line'' reboot, including ones on ''Good Morning America'', ''The Late Show with Stephen Colbert'', and ''Real Time with Bill Maher''.<ref>{{cite AV media | people =George Stephanopoulos, Margaret Hoover | title =Good Morning America | medium =Television | publisher =ABC | location =New York | date =June 25, 2018 | url =https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Culture/video/margaret-hoover-discusses-expect-firing-line-56141044}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media | people =Stephen Colbert, Margaret Hoover | title =The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | medium =Television | publisher =CBS | location =New York | date =June 27, 2018 | url =https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRt9thvqShE}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url =https://www.monstersandcritics.com/smallscreen/george-will-billy-eichner-and-margaret-hoover-on-real-time-with-bill-maher/ | title =George Will, Billy Eichner and Margaret Hoover on Real Time with Bill Maher | last =Neale | first =April | date =June 15, 2018 | publisher =Monsters and Critics | access-date =December 14, 2018 | quote =The roundtable guests are Rep. Karen Bass, CNN contributor and television host Margaret Hoover, and Daily Beast contributor and author Michael Weiss. Hoover has been selected to bring back the analysis news show Firing Line [with William F. Buckley Jr.] which ran for over 33 years. Buckley interviewed other conservatives, as well as people on the left including Noam Chomsky, Reverend Jesse Jackson, Allen Ginsberg, and even Groucho Marx. Hoover is now the next host for the series which [returns] to PBS.}}</ref> In May 2019 Hoover was awarded Journalist of the Year by the ''[[Algemeiner Journal]]'' for her work as host.<ref>{{cite news | url =https://www.algemeiner.com/2019/05/16/journalists-margaret-hoover-jackson-diehl-honored-at-algemeiner-summer-benefit/ | title =Journalists Margaret Hoover, Jackson Diehl Honored at Algemeiner Summer Benefit | last =Staff | first =Algemeiner | date =May 16, 2019 | newspaper =[[Algemeiner Journal]] | access-date =June 2, 2019 | quote =PBS host Margaret Hoover and Washington Post editor Jackson Diehl received 'Journalist of the Year' awards, and entrepreneur Cyril Berdugo was also honored at the event.}}</ref>
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