Whittemore joins CNBC as a senior producer
CNBC has hired Chelsea Whittemore as a senior producer. Recently, she was a senior supervising producer at NewsNation Network. Whittemore also held producer roles at CNN, Fox Business Network, Fox News Channel, Tapp Media LLC and The Blaze. She interned at Mercury Radio Arts Inc. Whittemore has a B.A. from Fairfield University.
Emmy-winning journalist Vargas to join NewsNation
The following excerpt was sent out: NewsNation, America’s fastest-growing cable news network, today announced that Emmy award-winning journalist and television host Elizabeth Vargas will anchor “Elizabeth Vargas Reports,” an hour-long weekday news program debuting April 3, 2023 (6pm ET/5pm CT) from a new state-of-the-art studio in New York City. “Elizabeth Vargas Reports” will feature one-on-one […]
NewsNation’s Marni Hughes to debut two-hour daytime news program
The following excerpt was sent out: NewsNation, Nexstar Media Inc.’s wholly-owned news and entertainment cable network reaching 70 million U.S. television households, today announced the further expansion of its news programming with the launch of “NewsNation Live with Marni Hughes,” beginning Monday, September 19. Featuring lead news anchor Marni Hughes, the two-hour mid-morning news program will air […]
Berger joins NBC News as a production assistant
NBC News has hired Julian Berger as a production assistant for NBC News NOW. Berger joined from NewsNation Network, where he was an anchor assistant. He interned at CNN, Civic Nation and NBC News. He reported for Carolina Week and La Noticia, a publishing company serving the Latin community in North Carolina. Berger has a […]
NewsNation adds deputy ME, Southwest correspondent, names Turner senior producer
Cable news network NewsNation has appointed Jake Novak deputy managing editor, based in the New York bureau; Ali Bradley Southwest correspondent, based in Phoenix, Ariz. and Hayley Turner senior producer for “On Balance with Leland Vittert,” based in the Washington D.C. bureau. An excerpt from the announcement reads: “Mr. Novak has been the executive producer […]
Can Chris Cuomo bounce back? Questions linger as he enters NewsNation’s prime-time line-up
The next move in Chris Cuomo’s career will test whether he can put behind him the scandal that led to his ouster from CNN and also took down his brother, ex-New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Chris Cuomo, once a mainstay of the CNN lineup and one of its most popular on-air personalities, was fired in […]
NewsNation taps former Fox editor Stirewalt as political editor
NewsNation, the Chicago-based cable news network run by Nexstar Media Group, has tapped Chris Stirewalt as a political editor. Stirewalt was a contributing editor at The Dispatch for the past year. He has also been a public speaker at Leading Authorities, Inc. for several years. In addition, he was a political editor at Fox News, […]
Meyer named Washington correspondent at NewsNation
Kellie Meyer has joined NewsNation as Washington correspondent. She was most recently a Washington correspondent at Nexstar Media Group, where she was reporting for 197 television stations in 115 markets across the country. She has also worked as a correspondent at CBS USVI in US Virgin Islands and was a Washington correspondent at Gray Television/Lilly […]
NewsNation’s anchor/reporter to launch journalism mentorship program
NewsNation, Nextar Media Inc.’s news and entertainment cable network, has announced that veteran anchor/reporter Ashleigh Banfield will launch a mentorship program aimed to provide guidance and advice for individuals pursuing a career in broadcast journalism. The program, “Rising Tide: The Value in Mentoring Others,” will be a free monthly symposium bringing together top leaders in […]
Giangreco set to depart News Nation
Leigh Giangreco, a researcher at WGN America’s news program “News Nation,” is leaving. Before that, she was a reporter at The Capitol Forum covering defense contracts. She has also worked as a freelancer for more than five years and was a U.S. defense reporter for FlightGlobal. She has also served as an associate editor at […]
