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Yahoo
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
NBC News Names Deputy D.C. Bureau Chief; MSNBC Makes Additional Washington Hires
NBC News and MSNBC announced a series of staffing announcements, with the latter preparing to split from parent Comcast. Michelle Perry has been promoted to deputy bureau chief of NBC News, having previously run the network's justice and national security unit. She has been with the network and MSNBC for 20 years, including as executive producer of Andrea Mitchell's daily show. More from Deadline Donald Trump Says He'd Use National Guard Or Military To Keep 2028 L.A. Olympics Safe Thousands Of Writers Sign WGA Open Letter Slamming Trump's "Unprecedented, Authoritarian Assault" On Free Press Donald Trump Goes After Gayle King In Latest Rant Over A CBS Figure As Skydance-Paramount Deal Nears Completion MSNBC, meanwhile, has announced a series of hires for its D.C. bureau., be led by bureau chief Sudeep Reddy. Scott Matthews, senior VP of newsgathering, has been tasked with building up MSNBC's news division. Akayla Gardner is joining as a White House reporter from Bloomberg, where she was a White House correspondent and author of the weekly 'Washington Edition: Inside the White House' newsletter. Ryan Reilly will be senior justice reporter, having worked for NBC News. He covered the Jack Smith investigation, the January 6th attack on the Capitol and the Trump administration overhaul of the Justice Department, among other stories, and authored the book Sedition Hunters: How January 6th Broke the Justice System. Priya Sridhar will be a Pentagon reporter, having previously worked at NBC News. She has won an Emmy and spent the last 10 years as an officer in the U.S. Navy Reserve. Mychael Schnell joins as a reporter, having previously covered Congress for The Hill. Arielle Hixson will be a reporter, having previously worked at NBC Washington. Julia Jester will be a reporter, having previously worked at NBC News as a producer covering the State Department and the White House. Alex Tabet will be a reporter, having previously worked at NBC News and on the documentaries W: George W. Bush and Slay the Dragon, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival. MSNBC and other Comcast cable networks will be split into a new company, Versant, later this year. That means that NBC News and MSNBC will not longer be sister networks. Here's the note to staffers sent from Chloe Arensberg, NBC News Washington, D.C. bureau chief, about the promotion of Perry: All, I am thrilled to share that Michelle Perry has been promoted to Deputy Washington Bureau Chief, charged with overseeing our editorial units across Washington. In her new role, Michelle will lead the bureau's daily reporting efforts and take a more direct role in the development of our excellent NBC News talent. Michelle's range of experience and commitment to outstanding journalism, across all platforms, make her uniquely suited for this position, and I know our teams will continue to thrive under her exceptional leadership. For the past year, Michelle has run our Justice and National Security unit, shepherding the team through countless scoops and high-stakes stories with a spirit of calm and collaboration. She is as competitive as she is committed to getting things right, and she's earned the trust of our reporters on every story she's led. In 2024, she stepped in during one of the most consequential news cycles in recent history – overseeing the bureau's reporting on the first assassination attempt against now-President Trump and the end of Joe Biden's re-election bid. Michelle has had a remarkable 20 year run at NBC News and MSNBC, defined in part by a legendary partnership with Andrea Mitchell. She executive produced Andrea's show for 10 years, producing news-making interviews – from Benjamin Netanyahu to Elton John – and led MSNBC's coverage of some of the biggest stories of recent memory. Michelle field produced major international events like the reopening of US Embassy in Cuba, the Iran nuclear talks in Geneva and the 70th anniversary of D-Day. She's produced primary nights, debate nights and election nights – from the control room to the field – for every US election cycle since 2008. Michelle started at NBC News as a Today Show intern and desk assistant before Tim Russert asked her to be his assistant. She knows better than anyone what it takes to excel here at NBC, and I could not be prouder to call her my partner. Please join me in congratulating Best of Deadline Everything We Know About Paramount's 'Regretting You' Adaptation So Far Everything We Know About 'My Life With The Walter Boys' Season 2 So Far 2025 TV Series Renewals: Photo Gallery
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
MSNBC Hires 7 From The Hill, Bloomberg and NBC News
Akayla Gardner, Ryan Reilly, Priya Sridhar, Mychael Schnell, Arielle Hixson, Julia Jester and Alex Tabet join the network ahead of its shift to Versant MSNBC has expanded its Washington Bureau, adding seven new hires from Bloomberg, NBC News and The Hill, as the network expands its editorial team ahead of the Versant spinoff. Akayla Gardner, Ryan Reilly, Priya Sridhar, Mychael Schnell, Arielle Hixson, Julia Jester and Alex Tabet will all join the network's D.C. operation covering the Trump administration. The growing bureau will be led by MSNBC's Washington Bureau Chief Sudeep Reddy, an alumnus of The Wall Street Journal and Politico. More from TheWrap MSNBC Hires 7 From The Hill, Bloomberg and NBC News | Exclusive Can ESPN Cover the NFL Fairly Now That It's Part of the Team? | Analysis New York Times Adds 230,000 Digital Subscribers in 2nd Quarter Jim Acosta's Interview With AI Parkland Shooting Victim Torched as 'Grotesque Puppet Show' As MSNBC embarks on a new independent newsgathering mission, diverging from Comcast under new conglomerate Versant, the network has brought on top talent on both the editorial and executive sides. Monday, the network announced that L.A.-based Jacob Soboroff would join the team as a senior political correspondent, while award-winning investigative journalist Carol Leonnig left The Washington Post after 25 years to join as a senior investigative correspondent. Coming from Bloomberg as a White House correspondent, Gardner will serve as a White House reporter for the network. She covered the 2024 election extensively and authors the weekly newsletter 'Washington Edition: Inside the White House' with insights into the current administration. Reilly joins MSNBC from NBC News and led coverage of the Trump administration's overhaul of the Justice Department and his coverage of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol was even cited by the FBI and the Jan. 6 committee. At MSNBC, Reilly will serve as a senior justice reporter. Emmy Award-winning journalist Sridhar will serve as a Pentagon reporter for MSNBC. She previously worked at NBC News and spent the last 10 years as an officer in the United States Navy Reserve. The Hill's Schnell and NBC Washington's Hixson have been tapped as reporters for MSNBC's Washington bureau. Meanwhile, Jester served as a producer covering the White House at NBC News but will now report for the MSNBC Washington operation. Tabet also joins the operation from NBC News. He previously worked on several documentary projects, including 'W: George W. Bush' and 'Slay the Dragon.' Last November, Comcast announced a spinoff of NBCUniversal's cable networks and digital assets, called Versant. It will house MSNBC, CNBC, USA Network, Oxygen, E!, SYFY and Golf Channel, as well as digital assets Fandango, Rotten Tomatoes, GolfNow and SportsEngine. It is expected to reach over 65 million U.S. households and generate $7 billion in annual revenue. The post MSNBC Hires 7 From The Hill, Bloomberg and NBC News | Exclusive appeared first on TheWrap.
Yahoo
17-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Revolving Door Roundup: MSNBC Names Sudeep Reddy as D.C. Bureau Chief
New chief in town: MSNBC has found a new leader for its soon-to-be operational Washington, D.C. office, naming Sudeep Reddy as bureau chief. Reddy begins his new role on Monday, June 16, and was previously the senior managing editor at Politico. He will report to Scott Matthews, who is overseeing MSNBC's newsgathering rebuild as it separates itself from the NBC News Group and becomes part of the Versant family. Exit This Week: This Week with George Stephanopoulos executive producer Brooke Brower has stepped down from overseeing ABC News' Sunday public affairs program. Before rejoining ABC News in May 2023, Brower spent nearly seven years as the managing editor for CNN Politics. New D.C. addition: CNN announced that Nooman Merchant will join the network as the supervising editor for politics based in Washington, D.C. Merchant was previously with the Associated Press as U.S. politics editor. CNN also announced that Asia Pacific office head Ellana Lee has been elevated to the newly-created global role of group senior vice president, general manager APAC, and global head of productions. In addition to her existing editorial responsibilities, Lee will lead a team focused on developing and producing sponsored content across all platforms and oversee the creation of new roles in the United States. CBS News departures: CBS News has confirmed the exit of Andre Rodriguez, who led the network's northeast bureau in New York; Maryhelen Campa, the southern bureau's lead in Dallas; and Chad Cross, senior vice president of the network's beats and enterprise unit. Their departures were part of CBS News' internal organizational changes to centralize its news gathering process and were not associated with Paramount Global's impending merger with Skydance Media.
Daily Mail
16-05-2025
- Business
- Daily Mail
Unexpected choice for MSNBC's new politics editor raises eyebrows
By MSNBC boss Rebecca Kutler (pictured center) has tapped a longtime Wall Street Journal reporter to helm her network's new Washington bureau. Kutler chose Sudeep Reddy for the position - her latest move since becoming the channel's president in February. The decision was likely a surprise to some considering Reddy's straight news, unbiased pedigree, which also includes a lengthy senior managing stint at Politico. Before that, Reddy, 45, spent nearly a decade with the Journal, where his coverage was deeply rooted in economics. Washington policy is also Reddy's forte, his résumé shows - something Kutler likely considered when making the decision. Meanwhile, MSNBC is simultaneously preparing for its impending split from NBC News and other NBCUniversal assets later this year. Once it does, the left-leaning station will spearhead a completely new company called Versant, which will be comprised entirely of Comcast channels. The bureau Reddy will oversee, on the other hand, was unveiled just this year - mere weeks before Kutler made waves by firing Joy Reid as one of her first maneuvers. All come as part of Kutler's greater plan for the left-leaning network, which was met with a ratings boost during Trump's first term - that's since spun the other way. However, it was Scott Matthews, MSNBC's senior vice president of newsgathering, who made the announcement regarding Reddy Thursday. Matthews said Reddy - an adjunct professor at Georgetown University from 2014 to 2021 - will start as the network's first Washington Bureau Chief on Monday, June 16. 'In this new role, Sudeep (pictured) will be responsible for building and leading MSNBC's Washington Bureau and DC-based newsgathering operation, including establishing a team of reporters to cover every corner of the nation's capital,' Matthews explained. 'Sudeep's appointment signals the importance of original and enterprise reporting for the future of MSNBC,' he continued, in a memo sent to staff. 'He will lead our Washington team to focus not just on the happenings inside Washington, but also on how decisions in the capital will impact people across the nation and around the world.' Matthews - tasked with filling holes left by the absence of NBC News resources with a host of new hires - added how skills Reddy learned during his time at Politico will prove vital to MSNBC's emerging Washington operation. 'While at Politico, he launched dozens of new products, including newsletters, podcasts, live events and digital offerings,' Matthews touted. Now, he will delegate tasks to an upstart DC team that will consists of more than 400 employees - a much larger sample set than the 150 he previously led at Politico. Reddy will lead MSNBC's upstart D.C. team after leading a team of about 150 journalists at Politico. Prior to joining Politico in 2017, Reddy was both a reporter and editor for the Journal. He will report directly to Matthews, the company said in a statement. Want more stories like this from the Daily Mail? Hit the follow button above for more of the news you need.
Daily Mail
15-05-2025
- Business
- Daily Mail
Shock at MSNBC as boss makes very surprising choice for new politics editor
MSNBC boss Rebecca Kutler has tapped a longtime Wall Street Journal reporter to helm her network's new Washington bureau. Kutler chose Sudeep Reddy for the position - her latest move since becoming the channel's president in February. The decision was likely a surprise to some considering Reddy's straight news, unbiased pedigree, which also includes a lengthy senior managing stint at Politico. Before that, Reddy, 45, spent nearly a decade with the Journal, where his coverage was deeply rooted in economics. Washington policy is also Reddy's forte, his résumé shows - something Kutler likely considered when making the decision. Meanwhile, MSNBC is simultaneously preparing for its impending split from NBC News and other NBCUniversal assets later this year. Once it does, the left-leaning station will spearhead a completely new company called Versant, which will be comprised entirely of Comcast channels. The bureau Reddy will oversee, on the other hand, was unveiled just this year - mere weeks before Kutler made waves by firing Joy Reid as one of her first maneuvers. All come as part of Kutler's greater plan for the left-leaning network, which was met with a ratings boost during Trump's first term - that's since spun the other way. However, it was Scott Matthews, MSNBC's senior vice president of newsgathering, who made the announcement regarding Reddy Thursday. Matthews said Reddy - an adjunct professor at Georgetown University from 2014 to 2021 - will start as the network's first Washington Bureau Chief on Monday, June 16. 'In this new role, Sudeep will be responsible for building and leading MSNBC's Washington Bureau and DC-based newsgathering operation, including establishing a team of reporters to cover every corner of the nation's capital,' Matthews explained. 'Sudeep's appointment signals the importance of original and enterprise reporting for the future of MSNBC,' he continued, in a memo sent to staff. 'He will lead our Washington team to focus not just on the happenings inside Washington, but also on how decisions in the capital will impact people across the nation and around the world.' Matthews - tasked with filling holes left by the absence of NBC News resources with a host of new hires - added how skills Reddy learned during his time at Politico will prove vital to MSNBC's emerging Washington operation. 'While at Politico, he launched dozens of new products, including newsletters, podcasts, live events and digital offerings,' Matthews touted. Guided strategy and operations for the Politico Playbook during Trump's first term was also included in Reddy's realm of responsibilities, the exec explained. '[He also] built the newsroom's first audio team from the ground up.' Now, he will delegate tasks to an upstart DC team that will consists of more than 400 employees - a much larger sample set than the 150 he previously led at Politico. Reddy will lead MSNBC's upstart D.C. team after leading a team of about 150 journalists at Politico. Prior to joining Politico in 2017, Reddy was both a reporter and editor for the Journal. He will report directly to Matthews, the company said in a statement.
