Jenn Suozzo is stepping down as executive producer of NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt.
Meghan Rafferty will step in as interim executive producer on Aug. 16, NBC News president Noah Oppenheim said in a note to staffers.
“After 22 years with NBC I’ve decided to try a new adventure. I’m looking forward to announcing more about my next chapter shortly,” Suozzo wrote in a note to staff.
Suozzo has been EP of Nightly News since 2018, succeeding Sam Singal.
Her departure is the latest change among the broadcast networks evening news broadcasts, which may not be the ratings powerhouses that they were a generation ago, but command more viewers than cable news primetime opinion shows. In July, Jay Shaylor, the executive producer of CBS Evening News, stepped down, with Al Ortiz now serving as interim EP.
Suozzo wrote, “These years at Nightly, NBC News, and MSNBC have been some of...
Meghan Rafferty will step in as interim executive producer on Aug. 16, NBC News president Noah Oppenheim said in a note to staffers.
“After 22 years with NBC I’ve decided to try a new adventure. I’m looking forward to announcing more about my next chapter shortly,” Suozzo wrote in a note to staff.
Suozzo has been EP of Nightly News since 2018, succeeding Sam Singal.
Her departure is the latest change among the broadcast networks evening news broadcasts, which may not be the ratings powerhouses that they were a generation ago, but command more viewers than cable news primetime opinion shows. In July, Jay Shaylor, the executive producer of CBS Evening News, stepped down, with Al Ortiz now serving as interim EP.
Suozzo wrote, “These years at Nightly, NBC News, and MSNBC have been some of...
- 8/11/2021
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Jenn Suozzo, previously senior broadcast producer at NBC’s Nightly News With Lester Holt, has been elevated to executive producer on the network’s nightly newscast. The move comes after the July departure of Ep Sam Singal; Suozzo, the former Ep of MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell Reports, had been Singal’s No. 2, and had taken on his duties in the interim.
NBC News boss Noah Oppenheim made the removal of the interim tag official in a memo to staff Thursday:
All,
I have some exciting news to share. I am very pleased to announce that Jenn Suozzo is the new Executive Producer of Nightly News with Lester Holt.
Jenn has done a tremendous job at the helm of the broadcast over the last few months leading the Nightly team. Her passion for news and her editorial vision are evident in everything she does, and she’s forged a formidable partnership...
NBC News boss Noah Oppenheim made the removal of the interim tag official in a memo to staff Thursday:
All,
I have some exciting news to share. I am very pleased to announce that Jenn Suozzo is the new Executive Producer of Nightly News with Lester Holt.
Jenn has done a tremendous job at the helm of the broadcast over the last few months leading the Nightly team. Her passion for news and her editorial vision are evident in everything she does, and she’s forged a formidable partnership...
- 10/18/2018
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
NBC News producer Jenn Suozzo was named executive producer of the NBC News flagship program, “NBC Nightly News,” cementing a change in the top role at the Lester Holt-anchored program that began when she was named interim producer of the evening newscast in July.
“Jenn has done a tremendous job at the helm of the broadcast over the last few months leading the ‘Nightly’ team,” said NBC News President Noah Oppenheim in a memo to staffers Thursday. “Her passion for news and her editorial vision are evident in everything she does, and she’s forged a formidable partnership with Lester dating back to their time together at MSNBC.
Suozzo had been senior broadcast producer of the newscast for three years, and before that had the same role at its weekend broadcast. She launched and was the first executive producer of “Andrea Mitchell Reports” on MSNBC.
The NBC broadcast continues...
“Jenn has done a tremendous job at the helm of the broadcast over the last few months leading the ‘Nightly’ team,” said NBC News President Noah Oppenheim in a memo to staffers Thursday. “Her passion for news and her editorial vision are evident in everything she does, and she’s forged a formidable partnership with Lester dating back to their time together at MSNBC.
Suozzo had been senior broadcast producer of the newscast for three years, and before that had the same role at its weekend broadcast. She launched and was the first executive producer of “Andrea Mitchell Reports” on MSNBC.
The NBC broadcast continues...
- 10/18/2018
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
Sam Singal has stepped down as Ep of NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt.
Singal’s No.2, Nightly News’ senior broadcast producer Jennifer Suozzo, is taking over on interim basis. Suozzo formerly worked at MSNBC, including Ep of Andrea Mitchell Reports.
Singal was Holt’s ep on Weekend Nightly News from 2011 to 2015, when he joined the weeknight newscast, replacing Brian Williams’ Ep Pat Burkey. Singal, a 20-year veteran of NBC News, also including gigs at Dateline and Today, is in talks about taking a different role at the news division, following in the path of the three previous NBC Nightly News EPs.
An insider with knowledge of the situation said Singal decided to flip the switch now, in order to allow time for a new Ep to settle in before the midterm elections.
NBC News confirmed to Deadline that SIngal stepped down today.
Season to date NBC Nightly News is averaging 8.255M viewers,...
Singal’s No.2, Nightly News’ senior broadcast producer Jennifer Suozzo, is taking over on interim basis. Suozzo formerly worked at MSNBC, including Ep of Andrea Mitchell Reports.
Singal was Holt’s ep on Weekend Nightly News from 2011 to 2015, when he joined the weeknight newscast, replacing Brian Williams’ Ep Pat Burkey. Singal, a 20-year veteran of NBC News, also including gigs at Dateline and Today, is in talks about taking a different role at the news division, following in the path of the three previous NBC Nightly News EPs.
An insider with knowledge of the situation said Singal decided to flip the switch now, in order to allow time for a new Ep to settle in before the midterm elections.
NBC News confirmed to Deadline that SIngal stepped down today.
Season to date NBC Nightly News is averaging 8.255M viewers,...
- 7/27/2018
- by Lisa de Moraes
- Deadline Film + TV
Sam Singal, the NBC News producer who has supervised its flagship “NBC Nightly News” since September of 2015, is stepping down from the role to consider other options at the NBCUniversal unit, according to a person familiar with the matter. Jennifer Suozzo, a longtime producer at the news unit, will fill the role on an interim basis.
“I am incredibly grateful for my time here and so incredibly proud of all the terrific journalism that everyone in this room and on the phone does every single day,” Singal told staffers Friday, according to this person. “It is smart, it is thorough, and most importantly, it is fair and it’s something that I am very proud of when I leave here every night.” NBC News did not make executives available for comment.
The NBC broadcast continues to vie for audience with its closest rival ABC’s “World News Tonight.” That program captures more viewers overall,...
“I am incredibly grateful for my time here and so incredibly proud of all the terrific journalism that everyone in this room and on the phone does every single day,” Singal told staffers Friday, according to this person. “It is smart, it is thorough, and most importantly, it is fair and it’s something that I am very proud of when I leave here every night.” NBC News did not make executives available for comment.
The NBC broadcast continues to vie for audience with its closest rival ABC’s “World News Tonight.” That program captures more viewers overall,...
- 7/27/2018
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
“NBC Nightly News” beat CBS and ABC rivals across the board last week while Lester Holt was on the road for the special series “Across America,” which took him to Sacramento, Detroit, Fayetteville, N.C. and Washington, D.C. “Last week is a perfect example of Lester’s commitment to reporting the news,” executive producer Sam Singal told TheWrap. “He launched our Across America series with insightful reporting and anchoring from three states in three days then headed to D.C. where he anchored nearly ten hours of live inauguration coverage. No one does it better. He and the entire...
- 1/25/2017
- by Brian Flood
- The Wrap
“NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt” finished 2016 as the most-watched evening newscast, winning all major categories to cap a huge year for Holt. “I’m so proud of the entire Nightly News team and grateful to our viewers for a remarkable year,” executive producer Sam Singal told TheWrap. “We delivered the finest reporting on the election, broke major stories and spent the summer in Rio without missing a beat, producing a broadcast of the highest quality night after night.” It was a big year for Holt, who also moderated the most-watched debate in U.S. history, was named to the...
- 12/28/2016
- by Brian Flood
- The Wrap
PBS dominated the 36th annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards, which were doled out tonight at at Lincoln Center’s David Geffen Hall in Manhattan. The pubcaster lapped the field with 17 trophies, nearly doubling runner-up CBS’ nine. NBC was third with four. Univision (three) and The New York Times (two) were the only other outlets to score more than a single statuette.
Amid a rocky 2015, NBC Nightly News took home the plum Emmy for Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast for its reporting on Ukraine. The program also won two others. CBS Evening News With Scott Pelley also won a pair of awards.
CNN founder Ted Turner was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award for News & Documentary, which was presented by Larry King.
“The journalists and documentarians we pay tribute to this evening are our eyes and ears across the globe, bringing back the stories...
Amid a rocky 2015, NBC Nightly News took home the plum Emmy for Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast for its reporting on Ukraine. The program also won two others. CBS Evening News With Scott Pelley also won a pair of awards.
CNN founder Ted Turner was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award for News & Documentary, which was presented by Larry King.
“The journalists and documentarians we pay tribute to this evening are our eyes and ears across the globe, bringing back the stories...
- 9/29/2015
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Updated With Full List: PBS and CBS were the big winners tonight as the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences unveiled its 35th annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards. The pubcaster walked away with a leading 11 trophies, followed by the Eye with 10. ABC picked up three wins, the only other network with more than two. PBS came into the ceremony with a field-leading 43 nominations, one more than CBS.
The Lifetime Achievement Award went to William J. Small, who was CBS News Washington Bureau chief from 1962-74 and later President of NBC News, President of United Press International, and Chairman of News & Documentary at NATAS. “Throughout the ’60s and ’70s and into the 1980s, he was a key figure in the dramatic evolution of network news, NATAS Chairman Chuck Dages said of Small. “Recruiting the likes of Dan Rather, Bob Schieffer, Diane Sawyer, Lesley Stahl, Bill Moyers, and many others, he changed...
The Lifetime Achievement Award went to William J. Small, who was CBS News Washington Bureau chief from 1962-74 and later President of NBC News, President of United Press International, and Chairman of News & Documentary at NATAS. “Throughout the ’60s and ’70s and into the 1980s, he was a key figure in the dramatic evolution of network news, NATAS Chairman Chuck Dages said of Small. “Recruiting the likes of Dan Rather, Bob Schieffer, Diane Sawyer, Lesley Stahl, Bill Moyers, and many others, he changed...
- 10/1/2014
- by The Deadline Team
- Deadline Film + TV
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