Rashida Jones made history in 2021 as the first Black woman to lead a major television news network. She is recognized for her contributions, including increasing viewership, digi

That creativity manifested itself at MSNBC, as Jones expanded “Morning Joe” by an hour and created a sort of “pop-up” program known internally as “The Avengers” that has Maddow lead a dais of MSNBC opinion hosts during moments of critical national news import.

Rashida Jones is stepping down as president of MSNBC, as the network prepares to be spun off from Comcast along with other cable channels. “After four incredible years at the helm of MSNBC and 11 years at NBCU,