https://barrettmedia.com/2025/03/06/msnbc-names-scott-matthews-as-senior-vice-president-of-newsgathering/
Author (when available): BNM Staff
MSNBC has announced the appointment of Scott Matthews as its new Senior Vice President of Newsgathering.
Matthews joins the network in the new role after previously spending time as the Vice President and News Director of WABC-TV in New York. He also worked as the Vice President of News and Specials for CNBC from 2011 to 2019.
“Scott’s new role reflects our plans to build out MSNBC’s domestic, Washington and international newsgathering operations and expand our presence in the field,” network president Rebecca Kutler said in a memo to staffers on Thursday morning.
In his first project in the role, Matthews will be tasked with hiring more than 100 news producers, correspondents, and photographers. Additionally, he’ll work to establish a new set of editorial priorities and a new assignment desk for the outlet.
The appointment of Scott Matthews to the position at MSNBC comes as the network begins to build its news operation separate from NBC News and Comcast. The channel is being spun off from the parent company into its own separate entity along with the other cable assets from Comcast. When that officially takes place, MSNBC will no longer have access to the resources from NBC News.
Kutler has stated the company will look to create a Washington D.C. bureau in addition to hiring a head of talent and content strategy.
Matthews will begin his tenure at MSNBC on Monday, March 17th.
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