NBCUniversal names Harper social media producer
Raven Harper will join NBCUniversal as a social media producer for its newest brand NBCLX. Recently, Harper was an audience engagement fellow at the Texas Tribune. She was a Dow Jones News Fund HBCU 2021 fellow and interned at Her Campus Media. Harper has a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Hampton University. Be sure […]
NBCUniversal associate fashion and beauty editor Harano goes freelance
Lauren Harano, associate editor – fashion and beauty at NBCUniversal has gone freelance. Harano’s LinkedIn post reads: “I’m available for editorial features, copywriting, copyediting, and more. I have a strong background in beauty, fashion, lifestyle, and e-commerce, as well as travel, food, fitness, and additional topics. I would love to work with anyone in the […]
NBCUniversal appoints Lee health reporter
Caroline Lee has joined NBCUniversal as a health reporter. Previously, she worked at Global Health Strategies, an international consulting company specializing in global health communications. There, she served as a senior associate and recently, as manager of the digital team, overseeing social, video, and other creative communications projects. Lee was editor of Healthline Media and […]
Yendall joins Bloomberg as line producer
Bloomberg Television has hired Christina Yendall as a line producer working on Bloomberg’s politics and tech shows. She joined from NBCUniversal, where she has worked as a producer. She has previously worked as a line producer at Cheddar and has served as a senior producer/writer/editor at Fox News Channel. She was also executive producer and […]
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 […]
Telemundo names Donoso multimedia reporter
Joseline Donoso will be joining Telemundo, NBCUniversal, as a multimedia reporter. She comes from Noticias WUFT in Gainesville, Florida, where she was an executive producer. She has also worked as an entertainment anchor and reporter at WUFT News. Donoso graduated from the University of Florida.
Amazon taps Imam to create content and editorial
Jareen Imam has joined Amazon to create content and editorial for its advertising team. Previously, she was director of social newsgathering at NBCUniversal. She was also head of social media at CBS News. Imam was also with CNN for 6 years, holding various roles, including intern/freelancer, video journalist, associate producer, digital writer/producer and social discovery […]
Peacock to be available on Amazon Fire TV devices
NBCUniversal and Amazon have finalized a deal in which the former’s Peacock streaming service will be available on Amazon Fire devices. The deal will also place the network’s 15 apps, including NBC, NBC News and NBC Sports, on these devices. Other apps that will be available include Bravo and Telemundo. The deal could help boost […]
Sullivan joins Endpoints on the pharma manufacturing beat
Josh Sullivan has joined Endpoints News as an associate editor on the pharmaceutical manufacturing beat. Most recently, he was a web producer at NBCUniversal Media. He was also a crime reporter at Killeen Daily Herald and a sports editor at The Berkshire Record. He was also a general assignment reporter at The WoonSocket Call and […]
NBCUniversal slashes 10 percent of employees
NBCUniversal began its anticipated round of redundancies on Tuesday, reportedly impacting 10 percent of the company’s 35,000 employees, reports Forbes. Laid-off staff are spread across the company’s entertainment portfolio, including its sports and cable channels, broadcast networks, movie studio and theme parks. The move comes as NBCUniversal also fell victim to the pandemic and revenue […]
