Janelle Rodriguez To Depart As NBC News Exec VP Of Programming

Janelle Rodriguez, who has been a key figure in building streaming platform NBC News Now and also has overseen NBC Nightly News and breaking news and specials, is departing the network. Rodriguez, who has served as executive vice president of programming, wrote in a memo to staffers pn Thursday, “I’ve spent a long time thinking about what comes next, and I’ve decided to leave now to pursue it. It’s the right moment.” She did not go into details of her next move. She has been with the network for 12 years. Rebecca Blumenstein, NBC News president, editorial, said that Catherine Kim would become executive vice president, editorial and content, and expand her duties to include NBC News Now and specials. She will continue to lead digital publishing, digital docs, social and the network’s Here’s the Scoop team, as well as work in partnership with David Verdi leading bureau and newsgathering. Matt Carluccio will get added duties overseeing editorial units, including business, health, investigations and climate, and will continue to lead editorial initiatives like Common Ground and Business in America, as well as the weekend editions of Today. He will report to Blumenstein and Libby Leist, the executive vice president of Today and lifestyle. Watch on Deadline In addition, Matt Frucci, the executive producer of NBC News, will report to Blumenstein.