Steve Kornacki, Groton native and BU graduate, will have expanded role with NBC Sports
In 2021, he was the only personality on the network's Kentucky Derby coverage to predict 12-1 shot Medina Spirit's victory. (The victory was later awarded to Mandaloun after a positive drug test by Medina Spirit, a Bob Baffert-trained horse.)
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Kornacki had been with MSNBC since 2012, adding duties at NBC as a national political correspondent in 2017. In his revamped role, he will continue as a contributor to several NBC news and entertainment programs, including 'NBC Nightly News,' 'Today,' and 'Meet the Press.'
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