The Independent’s Garcia to write bi-weekly column for MSNBC
Eric Garcia, senior Washington correspondent/Washington bureau chief at The Independent will now also be writing a bi-weekly column on politics and disability policy for MSNBC. Previously, Garcia was an assistant editor at The Washington Post and an associate editor at The Hill. He has also written for Roll Call and was a staff correspondent at […]
Williams departs NBC News after 28 years
Brian Williams, U.S. anchor and journalist, will exit NBC News and MSNBC after nearly three decades with the company. He will depart next month. “Brian Williams has informed us he would like to take the coming months to spend time with his family. He will be signing off from The 11th Hour at the end […]
Ibrahim departs MSNBC for NBC
Dahlia Ibrahim has joined NBC News NOW as a line producer as part of the team launching Hallie Jackson’s, senior Washington correspondent at NBC News, upcoming primetime show. She comes from MSNBC, where she held the same post. Before that, she was at CBS Interactive for over 5 years, where she worked as a digital […]
MSNBC hires three new staff members
MSNBC has hired Jarvis DeBerry as opinion editor, Hayley Miller as founding blog editor and Ja’han Jones as show blogger. Recently, DeBerry was editor-in-chief of the Louisiana Illuminator. He was also a columnist and served on the editorial board for cleveland.com. His work has also appeared in The Plain Dealer. He was also with The […]
CNN hires Hunt as national and breaking news journalist
CNN has named Kasie Hunt as a national and breaking news journalist. Hunt joins from MSNBC, where she was host of “Way Too Early.” Before that, she was host of “Kasie DC.” She has also worked as a political correspondent at the network. Hunt has also served as a Capitol Hill correspondent and before that, […]
MSNBC taps Aleem to cover politics and foreign policy
Zeeshan Aleem will be joining MSNBC to write opinion columns on politics and foreign policy for MSNBC Daily. He will also be editing for the network. Aleem is a New York-based freelance journalist and has had his work published in The Atlantic, The Nation, Esquire, GQ, The Guardian, Vice, Politico, Vox, HuffPost, Pacific Standard, The […]
MSNBC hires Khizder as associate producer
Stacey Khizder has re-joined NBC as an associate producer for The ReidOut at MSNBC. Previously, she worked as a desk assistant and then as a political digital media specialist at NBC. She was also editor-at-large, Contributor, at HuffPost. She was also producer, editor and reporter for The Young Turks Politics. She has also interned at […]
Thomas departs CNN for MSNBC
Malcom Thomas has joined MSNBC as an associate producer. He comes from CNN where he worked as a production assistant and then as an editorial producer covering politics, shutdowns and more. He has also interned at KEYE-TV, a CBS/Telemundo-affiliated television station operating in Austin, Texas. Thomas is a graduate of the University of Texas at […]
MSNBC hires Pluto as a communications manager
Liza Pluto has joined MSNBC PR team as a communications manager overseeing the daily communications for “Morning Joe” and perspective weekend programming, reports Politico. She comes from PBS where she was a senior publicity manager. Before that, she was with CNN for over five years holding various roles, including PR coordinator, publicist, senior publicist and […]
MSNBC promotes Rodriguez as VP, editorial and booking
MSNBC has tapped Jesse Rodriguez as vice president, editorial and booking. He will be focusing on high-level bookings across the network and coordinating daily editorial needs for analysis and perspective programming. He will also be managing relationships with contributors and analysts. He also oversees bookings during special coverage. Previously, he was director of booking. He […]
