MSNBC will retain its name after it is spun off from Comcast along with other cable assets. Mark Lazarus, who is leading the new company, told network staffers of the plans at a meeting today to announce the departure of Rashida Jones as the network’s president and the naming of Rebecca Kutler as interim leader, according to a network source.

Rashida Jones, MSNBC's president, who made history in 2021 by being the first black person to head a major cable news network, is set to step down from her duties as president and pass the baton to Re

Jones ends her four-year run at the network. Her second-in-command, Rebecca Kutler, will be interim president.