Versant — the spun-off cable company preparing to separate from NBCUniversal — has announced that NBC Nightly News Executive Producer Meghan Rafferty will join as the Vice President of News Standards for MSNBC and CNBC.
Rafferty helped oversee the transition from long-time anchor Lester Holt to the newly appointed Tom Llamas. She had held the role of Executive Producer for the nightly newscast for nearly four full years.
In her new role, Meghan Rafferty will report to Versant Senior Vice President of Standards and Editorial Partnerships Brian Carovillano.
“Meghan will be a key voice within both networks’ news leadership,” said Carovillano in a memo. He added, “She will help lead our News Standards Team and guide newsrooms at MSNBC and CNBC to ensure the work is fair, accurate, and transparent. She’ll collaborate with colleagues across our news platforms, as well as legal and other departments.”
Rafferty becomes the latest member of the NBC News crew to join Versant as it builds out its roster and executive team for MSNBC and CNBC. The network has also looked at outside organizations to help build out its newsgathering, production, and talent rosters, including luring Marcus Mabry away from CNN to serve as the Vice President of Content Strategy at MSNBC.
Versant is expected to be completely separated from NBCUniversal by the conclusion of 2025.
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