NBC News promotes Lee to ME, Washington
Carol Lee, a White House correspondent at NBC News, has been promoted to the role of managing editor for Washington. An excerpt from the announcement reads: “Lee will integrate NBC News’ day-to-day and enterprise reporting across its digital and broadcast platforms in this new role. She will work closely with Arensberg, Budoff Brown, NBC News […]
BBC adds four to its US team
The following excerpt was sent out from the BBC: Today, the BBC announced several key appointments across its digital and TV news teams as part of its ongoing commitment to expanding its world-leading news offering in North America. Sumi Somaskanda will be a chief presenter on the BBC’s news channel – BBC News – […]
Siegel joins Bloomberg Law as a senior reporter
Bloomberg Law has tapped Emily Siegel to serve as a senior reporter. Recently, she was at NBC News, where she worked as an investigative reporter. Siegel has been with NBC News for five years, also serving as a researcher and associate producer. Before that, she was a video fellow at Univision Communications Inc. She also […]
TechCrunch hires Sung as a senior writer
TechCrunch has tapped Morgan Sung as a senior writer. Her beat will include the creator economy, online communities, digital culture and the internet. Sung’s tweet reads: “i’m going to be offline for a few weeks, but after i emerge from my bog witch lair i’m joining @TechCrunch as a senior writer!” Previously, she was a […]
NBC News names Ranzweiler senior producer for ‘Hallie Jackson NOW’
Tom Ranzweiler, a producer for NBC News Specials and NBC Nightly News, has been named a senior producer on NBC News Now’s “Hallie Jackson NOW.” Previously, Ranzweiler was a segment producer and line producer at MSNBC and a producer at NBC News. He was also a producer at Al Jazeera America. An Edward R. Murrow […]
Cicchiello joins NBC News as desk assistant
Christopher Cicchiello will join NBC News as a desk assistant, based in Washington, D.C. Previously, Cicchiello interned at Hudson Valley Times Union and NBC’s Today.com. He also worked as a staff writer, assistant feature copy editor, assistant feature editor and feature editor at Syracuse University’s student paper, The Daily Orange. Cicchiello graduated from Syracuse University. […]
Schwartz becomes debut anchor for NBC News Now
Gadi Schwartz, a correspondent at NBC News has been appointed anchor of a new 8 p.m. program “News Now.” Schwartz will anchor the program from Los Angeles, “making it “one of the only national news broadcasts originating daily from the West Coast,” Janelle Rodriguez, SVP of NBC News Now announced Monday.” He joined NBC News […]
NBC News tech producer Kaplan laid off
Ezra Kaplan, a technology producer at NBC News, was laid off. His tweet reads: “After 5 years at NBC News, today I got laid off. It’s been a helluva run. I am so grateful for the relationships I have built and the reporting we have produced. This definitely stings (it sucks), but I am confident […]
Georgi joins Rolling Stone as an editorial assistant
Maya Georgi has joined Rolling Stone as an editorial assistant. Recently, she held the same post at NBC News. Georgi freelanced for NME, NBC News’ Think, Elite Daily and Refinery29. She was a junior editor and senior editor at Blended Magazine, which focuses on music, art, culture and fashion. Georgi has a bachelor’s degree from […]
NBC News appoints Blumenstein president of editorial
Benjamin Mullin and Michael M. Grynbaum of The New York Times report: NBCUniversal has appointed Rebecca Blumenstein, a deputy managing editor at The New York Times, as the president of editorial for NBC News, as part of a far-reaching reorganization of the division. Ms. Blumenstein, 56, has overseen The Times’s recruiting efforts and operations as […]
