NBC News correspondent Przybyla is leaving
Heidi Przybyla, a correspondent at NBC News, is leaving. Previously, she was a NBC/MSNBC political reporter and “Morning Joe” panelist. While she did not specify a reason for he departure, she noted via Twitter “that a gal with a name like ‘Przybyla’ from a working-class burb outside Detroit made it to this place is a […]
Caldwell hired to write Early 202, anchor Washington Post Live
The Washington Post has tapped award-winning congressional correspondent for NBC News and political reporter Leigh Ann Caldwell as co-author of the Early 202 and an anchor of Washington Post Live. She begins on May 2. Caldwell joins from NBC News, where she has been working since 2014. Before that, she was a political writer/producer at […]
NBC News taps Madani as senior breaking news reporter
NBC News has promoted Doha Madani to senior breaking news reporter. Previously, she was at HuffPost, where she has worked as a trends writer and breaking news reporter. She was also an intern at The Daily Star and The Tampa Tribune. Madani has a B.A. in journalism from the University of Tampa and a master’s […]
NBC News seeks a senior business and tech editor
The Business, Technology, and Innovation Unit at NBC News is looking for a senior editor who has extensive experience editing business reporters and a keen eye for what makes a good business story. As the senior business editor, this person will be tasked with helping to shape the digital editorial voice for business/innovation news for […]
NBC News hires Insider’s Bendix
Aria Bendix is a senior reporter at Insider, has been hired by NBC News to cover health news. She started on Tuesday. She writes predominantly about the COVID-19 pandemic. In March 2020, she broke the news that the CDC had unnecessarily delayed coronavirus testing for more than two weeks by failing to communicate with state labs. Then […]
Senior biz reporter Popken departs NBC News
Ben Popken, a senior business reporter for NBC News, has left the news organization. He had been with NBC since September 2012. “The Business and Tech unit is pivoting in new directions and I wish all the inspiring and hardworking writers, on-air reporters and producers in it the best,” he wrote on Twitter. Popken appeared […]
NBC taps BuzzFeed News’ Namako as executive editor
Ahead of the job cuts at BuzzFeed News, deputy editor-in-chief Tom Namako is also resigning and joining NBC News Digital as executive editor. Namako joined BuzzFeed in 2014 as a news assignment editor. He was then promoted to deputy news director. He has also served as head of breaking news and news director. Prior to […]
Politico names Linzer executive editor
Dafna Linzer will be joining Politico as executive editor. In her new role, Linzer will be steering the daily report across the newsroom and overseeing the news, Washington and politics, states and enterprise teams. She will also be helping with recruitment. She will be based in Washington and begins her new role on April 25 […]
NBC taps Davis and Dean as producers
Tanya Davis and Sarah Dean have joined NBC News as producers, “Meet the Press.” Prior to NBC, Davis was a segment producer at MSNBC. She has also worked as a producer at C-SPAN. She has also worked for Reuters and Fox News Channel. Davis is a Georgetown University graduate. Dean was previously an associate producer, […]
NBC’s “Meet the Press” promotes two staff members
NBC’s “Meet the Press” has appointed Matt Rivera editorial director of content strategy and Justice Gilpin-Green as producer on the content strategy team. Rivera was recently a senior digital producer, “Meet the Press.” He has previously also led NBC News Digital’s original video coverage. He was also a multimedia producer and reporter at The Wall […]
