Jen Psaki to Join MSNBC as On-Air Contributor This Fall
Former White House press secretary
Jen Psaki
is joining cable news channel MSNBC as an on-air contributor and will also host a new program for Peacock, the NBCUniversal streaming platform, the network said Tuesday.
Ms. Psaki, who stepped down from her role as chief spokeswoman for President
Joe Biden
earlier this month, joins a long list of White House officials who took jobs on cable news after leaving government.
CNN and
Fox
FOX -4.93%
News have also served as landing spots for political operatives and government officials. That included former Trump campaign manager
Corey Lewandowski,
who served as a CNN political commentator during part of the 2016 campaign, and former Trump White House press secretaries
Sarah Sanders
and
Kayleigh McEnany,
who joined Fox News after leaving the White House. Ms. Sanders departed Fox News last year. Fox News parent Fox Corp. and Wall Street Journal parent
News Corp
share common ownership.
Before joining the Biden administration, Ms. Psaki was a contributor for CNN. Before that, she had served in President Obama’s administration.
MSNBC President Rashida Jones said that Ms. Psaki is “a familiar face and trusted authority to MSNBC viewers, and we look forward to her insight during this consequential election season.” MSNBC parent NBCUniversal is a unit of Comcast Corp.
Ms. Psaki said in a statement that her time in government “will fuel the insight and perspective” she will bring to MSNBC.
The network didn’t disclose many details of the program Ms. Psaki would host for Peacock, which is scheduled to debut early next year. In its statement, MSNBC said it would “bring together her unique perspective from behind the podium and her deep experience in the highest levels of government and presidential politics.”
Ms. Psaki will also appear on NBC News programming as well, MSNBC said.
MSNBC, which is a popular outlet among liberal viewers, has other holes in its lineup.
Rachel Maddow,
the star of the channel’s prime-time lineup, has cut back her duties to one day week—Monday—and the network is currently using a series of hosts the rest of the week.
Ms. Psaki was succeeded at the White House by
Karine Jean-Pierre,
herself a former MSNBC contributor.
Write to Joe Flint at [email protected]
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Former White House press secretary
Jen Psaki
is joining cable news channel MSNBC as an on-air contributor and will also host a new program for Peacock, the NBCUniversal streaming platform, the network said Tuesday.
Ms. Psaki, who stepped down from her role as chief spokeswoman for President
Joe Biden
earlier this month, joins a long list of White House officials who took jobs on cable news after leaving government.
CNN and
Fox
FOX -4.93%
News have also served as landing spots for political operatives and government officials. That included former Trump campaign manager
Corey Lewandowski,
who served as a CNN political commentator during part of the 2016 campaign, and former Trump White House press secretaries
Sarah Sanders
and
Kayleigh McEnany,
who joined Fox News after leaving the White House. Ms. Sanders departed Fox News last year. Fox News parent Fox Corp. and Wall Street Journal parent
News Corp
share common ownership.
Before joining the Biden administration, Ms. Psaki was a contributor for CNN. Before that, she had served in President Obama’s administration.
MSNBC President Rashida Jones said that Ms. Psaki is “a familiar face and trusted authority to MSNBC viewers, and we look forward to her insight during this consequential election season.” MSNBC parent NBCUniversal is a unit of Comcast Corp.
Ms. Psaki said in a statement that her time in government “will fuel the insight and perspective” she will bring to MSNBC.
The network didn’t disclose many details of the program Ms. Psaki would host for Peacock, which is scheduled to debut early next year. In its statement, MSNBC said it would “bring together her unique perspective from behind the podium and her deep experience in the highest levels of government and presidential politics.”
Ms. Psaki will also appear on NBC News programming as well, MSNBC said.
MSNBC, which is a popular outlet among liberal viewers, has other holes in its lineup.
Rachel Maddow,
the star of the channel’s prime-time lineup, has cut back her duties to one day week—Monday—and the network is currently using a series of hosts the rest of the week.
Ms. Psaki was succeeded at the White House by
Karine Jean-Pierre,
herself a former MSNBC contributor.
Write to Joe Flint at [email protected]
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