NBC News Chairman Andy Lack Stepping Down
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NBC News and MSNBC Chairman Andrew Lack is stepping down from his position in a shakeup that put executive Cesar Conde in charge of the media company’s news operation.
NBCUniversal announced in a press release on Monday that Lack is stepping down and would “transition out of the company” at the end of May as part of an organizational restructure.
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As reported by CNN, “Conde, who heads up the Spanish-language network Telemundo and NBC’s businesses outside North America, will take over as chair of the news assets.”
Conde will take over a broader swathe of the NBCUniversal empire than Lack. As part of the restructuring, CNBC is being placed under his authority along with NBC News and MSNBC. He will report to Jeff Shell, the recently appointed CEO of NBCUniversal.
Phil Griffin, the president of MSNBC, and Noah Oppenheim, the president of NBC News, will report to Conde.
During his tenure at NBC News, Lack faced criticism for the network’s handling of allegations against Matt Lauer and Ronan Farrow’s reporting on sexual assault allegations against convicted sex offender Harvey Weinstein.
Farrow alleged that Lack, among other executives, attempted to kill his reporting on Weinstein and that Lack himself “preyed on female underlings and pursued sexual relationships with them” — claims Lack denied.
