Chris Hayes and Kate Shaw Photo by: Ralph Bavaro/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 and NBC News, which have shared editorial resources going back to the cable news channel's 1996 founding, will officially split beginning next month. Scott Matthews, senior VP of newsgathering for MSNBC, outlined the timeline on the channel's daily editorial call Wednesday. The first key date will be Oct.