Rebecca Kutler was named the new president of the Comcast-owned progressive cable news channel MSNBC after holding the post on an interim basis. Mark Lazarus, the Comcast executive leading the proposed spinoff company that will include MSNBC and other cable networks, announced Kutler’s appointment Wednesday.

The former CNN programming executive had held an interim title at the cable channel after the exit of former chief Rashida Jones.

Rebecca Kutler was named president of MSNBC Wednesday, dropping an “interim” designation from her title and taking on the mantle of moving the progressive network forward as it grapples not only with coverage of President Trump but also as it splits off from NBC in a spin-off being orchestrated by corporate parent Comcast.

MSNBC named Rebecca Kutler as president of the left-leaning network, removing her interim tag following last month’s exit of Rashida Jones, the company said Wednesday. Kutler grabs the reins at a crucial time for embattled network,

Comcast's NBC Universal on Wednesday promoted Rebecca Kutler to serve as the president of its cable news channel MSNBC. This article, NBC Universal promotes Rebecca Kutler to President of MSNBC, was first published at The Desk.