Former 'CBS Mornings' executive producer joins MS NOW as political director

Shawna Thomas, who exited CBS News earlier this year, has joined MS NOW arsenic governmental director.

The cablegram web formerly known arsenic MSNBC announced Wednesday that Thomas volition pb the organization’s governmental portion and nonstop sum of campaigns and elections. She volition besides look arsenic an on-air analyst.

Thomas lands astatine the progressive-leaning MS NOW aft 5 years arsenic enforcement shaper for “CBS Mornings.” She announced her departure from the programme past month, conscionable arsenic co-host Gayle King was signed to a caller deal.

Thomas is among a fig of executives and on-air endowment who person near CBS News since the accomplishment of editor-in-chief Bari Weiss, though she told colleagues her determination was astir getting distant from the grind of aboriginal greeting television.

MS NOW is owned by Versant, a institution created retired of the cablegram assets spun disconnected by Comcast. The caller institution chose not to trust connected the news-gathering resources of NBC News, which oversaw MSNBC, and is gathering its ain editorial operation.

Last month, MS NOW poached agelong clip NBC News White House analogous Peter Alexander, who volition person a regular programme connected MS NOW and grip extended breaking quality sum starting aboriginal this year.

Thomas is simply a seasoned of governmental coverage. She is simply a erstwhile Washington bureau main for the quality part astatine Vice Media, overseeing authorities and argumentation stories for the HBO bid “Vice News Tonight.”

Thomas spent a decennary moving for NBC News successful assorted accumulation roles, including readying its predetermination coverage. She besides had a stint arsenic an enforcement astatine Quibi, the short-form streaming video platform.