An editorial administration shake-up is underway at CNBC, with David Cho becoming a member of the community as editor in chief.
Cho will oversee all CNBC editorial content material, guaranteeing cohesion of expertise and reporting throughout platforms. His appointment comes as Jay Yarow, CNBC’s senior vice chairman and govt editor, and senior vp of enterprise newsgathering Dan Colarusso will depart the enterprise community as a part of the management shake-up.
His appointment comes as CNBC, alongside MSNBC, prepares to develop into a part of Versant, after being spun off from the NBCUniversal Information Group and the remainder of the Comcast empire.
“David’s appointment as editor in chief marks an essential evolution for CNBC as we unify editorial efforts throughout each platform,” stated KC Sullivan, president of CNBC, in a press release. “Together with his deep experience in enterprise journalism and a robust monitor file as a strategic chief, David is uniquely positioned to information our newsroom into the long run. Beneath his management, we’ll proceed to raise the belief and readability that outline CNBC’s important content material—assembly our viewers wherever they’re with the authority and depth they count on.”
“Becoming a member of CNBC is an unbelievable alternative to assist form the way forward for a model that stands on the forefront of enterprise journalism,” Cho added. “This function affords the prospect to deepen our reference to audiences throughout each platform, whereas constructing on the belief and excellence that outline CNBC. I’m excited to collaborate with the extremely gifted workforce to ship sensible, important journalism that meets the urgency and complexity of at present’s world.”
Cho was beforehand editor in chief at Barron’s and head of editorial content material for Dow Jones Wealth and Investing. Previous to that, he was enterprise editor of The Washington Submit, and he additionally labored at The Star-Ledger (Newark, N.J.), The Philadelphia Inquirer, and The Korea Herald.
Earlier this week, CNBC introduced promotions for Mary Duffy and Kasey O’Brien.
Duffy turns into vp and senior govt producer of strategic initiatives and expertise improvement. On this function, she is going to incubate and execute varied new model extensions and choices, and proceed to develop CNBC’s expertise, in addition to oversee CNBC’s contributor community.
In the meantime, O’Brien turns into a senior subject producer. She was a subject producer previous to her new task. O’Brien, who joined CNBC in Might 2023, beforehand labored at ESPN and NBC Information.
