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MSNBC’s New Chief Plots First Moves, Poised to Expand Screen Time for Jen Psaki, ‘Weekend’ Trio

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MSNBC’s new chief isn’t wasting any time in figuring out where she wants to take the progressive-leaning network as it prepares to be spun off from NBCUniversal and its corporate parent, Comcast. Rebecca Kutler, who was named president of MSNBC earlier in February, is considering expanding the on-screen presence of Jen Psaki, who currently anchors […]

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MSNBC’s New Chief Plots First Moves, Poised to Expand Screen Time for Jen Psaki, ‘Weekend’ Trio

MSNBC’s new chief isn’t wasting any time in figuring out where she wants to take the progressive-leaning network as it prepares to be spun off from NBCUniversal and its corporate parent, Comcast. Rebecca Kutler, who was named president of MSNBC earlier in February, is considering expanding the on-screen presence of Jen Psaki, who currently anchors […]

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Sources: MSNBC chief Rebecca Kutler weighs more on-screen time for Jen Psaki and The Weekend hosts Symone Sanders-Townsend, Alicia Menendez, and Michael Steele

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Variety broke the news in Los Angeles, United States on Saturday, February 22, 2025.
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