MSNBC loses its election oracle in breakup with NBC News
America's favorite election night crush has a new job in television.
Steve Kornacki, the glasses-wearing, khaki-donning data whiz whose spins in charge of MSNBC's 'big board' made him a star of the channel's election night broadcasts, is headed to NBC News, the network confirmed to POLITICO Tuesday. There, he'll serve as a contributor, working on 'Meet the Press' while also providing broader political and sports coverage.
Kornacki's exit is a key domino in the split between MSNBC and NBC News, with corporate owner Comcast
working to spin off select cable assets
into a new and independent, publicly traded cable television business dubbed 'SpinCo.'
That's been messiest for NBC News and its cable counterpart MSNBC, with the two often sharing journalists and resources. Prior to the divorce, Kornacki worked as a national political correspondent at both the networks.
Kornacki's profile and portfolio have grown in recent years. A sports nut, he's taken on roles on the network's 'Sunday Night Football' show and helped helm its coverage of horse racing, and has even appeared on the Thanksgiving broadcast of the National Dog Show. And before the 2024 election, he began working on a recurring segment breaking down data with 'Meet the Press' anchor Kristen Welker.
MSNBC is now standing up an expanded newsgathering operation, with plans to hire over 100 journalists under the direction of Scott Matthews, the network's recently installed senior vice president of newsgathering. MSNBC announced Tuesday that Antonia Hylton will be moving from NBC News to cable, where she'll co-host 'The Weekend: Primetime,' which will launch in early May.
But Kornacki's future will be at 30 Rock.
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