Jacob Soboroff Photo by: Paul Morigi/MSNBC Share on Facebook Share on X Share to Flipboard Send an Email Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Print the Article Post a Comment MSNBC has made a major hire for its news team, tapping Jacob Soboroff as senior national and political correspondent. Soboroff, currently a national and political correspondent for NBC News, will jump to MSNBC as the cable news channel prepares to split from NBC as part of the Versant spinoff. He will continue to be based in Los Angeles. He is no stranger to MSNBC viewers, appearing frequently on the channel, including his work on a special primetime town hall earlier this year. His coverage of the fires in Los Angeles earlier this year garnered critical praise. He was also the EP of the Errol Morris doc Separated, based on his best-selling book. Last year Comcast announced that it would shed most of its cable channels into a separate company, to be called Versant. That will include MSNBC and CNBC, while CNBC has mostly operated autonomously from NBC News over the years, MSNBC has traditionally leaned on NBC News journalists and talent to supplement its opinion programming. Given the split, MSNBC has been building out an entire news organization (albeit one a little more centered on politics) over the past few months to prepare for the spinoff. NBC News, for example, secured a deal with Steve Kornacki, taking the data guru from MSNBC. Versant, meanwhile, brought in the EP of NBC Nightly News, as well as a number of NBC News veterans, as it builds out its D.C. operation. THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day Subscribe Sign Up News Corp The New York Post Goes Hollywood: Plans Launch of California Post Daily Newspaper Paramount Global Paramount Streaming Chief Tom Ryan to Exit Amid Skydance Deal Close Podcasts Amazon Breaks Up Wondery Podcast Studio, CEO Jen Sargent Departs Skydance David Ellison Sets His Team: These Are the People Who Will Run the New Paramount THR, Esq Justin Baldoni Sues 'It Ends With Us' Insurers to Cover Legal Fees cinelease Cinelease, Major Movie Lighting and Grip Rental Firm, Sold News Corp The New York Post Goes Hollywood: Plans Launch of California Post Daily Newspaper Paramount Global Paramount Streaming Chief Tom Ryan to Exit Amid Skydance Deal Close Podcasts Amazon Breaks Up Wondery Podcast Studio, CEO Jen Sargent Departs Skydance David Ellison Sets His Team: These Are the People Who Will Run the New Paramount THR, Esq Justin Baldoni Sues 'It Ends With Us' Insurers to Cover Legal Fees cinelease Cinelease, Major Movie Lighting and Grip Rental Firm, Sold