Rashida Jones Steps Down as MSNBC President

Rashida Jones is stepping down as president of MSNBC, a role she’s held for the last four years. She will remain at the organization for a period described as a few months to support it during this transitional period.

She will be replaced by Rebecca Kutler as the organization’s interim president effective immediately. Kutler was recruited to MSNBC by Rashida Jones in 2022.

The decision to step down came from Jones. Chairman of NBCUniversal Media Group Mark Lazarus called Jones’ tenure leading the network “extraordinary” in a memo to staff obtained by TheWrap. He also referred to Kutler as a “highly respected industry veteran with decades of experience in executive producing, news programming and business development” in the same memo.

“Rashida has expertly navigated MSNBC through a years-long, unrelenting and unprecedented news cycle, all while driving the network to record viewership and making investments in nonlinear businesses,” Lazarus wrote. “MSNBC is well-positioned for the future, and I am grateful that she will continue to support us during this transition.”

In her own memo to staff, Jones noted that she was leaving the organization she’s been part of for the past 11 years to pursue “new opportunities.”

“I came to this decision over the holidays while reflecting on our remarkable journey and the many successes we’ve achieved together as a team. This has been the most rewarding chapter of my professional career and I am immensely proud of what we have accomplished,” Jones wrote in a memo obtained by TheWrap. “Most importantly, I am more confident than ever that MSNBC is well-positioned for the future.”

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