New assignments: On Tuesday, CNBC’s editor in chief, David Cho, announced new roles for some of the network’s reporters. Brandon Gomez expanded his reporting as CNBC’s business of food and wellness reporter. Tech correspondent MacKenzie Sigalos will take on coverage of Alphabet and Apple, as well as fintech and the gig economy, including Uber, Airbnb, and DoorDash. Kate Rooney will add Microsoft to her portfolio, and Annika Kim Constantino will take on cross-platform coverage of the health insurance industry, U.S. health policy, and drug pricing for federal insurance programs.
New BBC chief: Matt Brittin has been named as the new director general for BBC. Brittin, who begins his new assignment on May 18, was previously with Google and will be responsible for the creative, editorial, and operational leadership of the BBC within the United Kingdom and around the globe. He joins the media house at a time of turmoil, as it’s facing a $10 billion lawsuit brought by President Donald Trump over a Panorama documentary that aired in the U.K. a week before the 2024 presidential election. The BBC calls the lawsuit “meritless.”
Back on the air: Starting Friday at 8 p.m. ET, former CNN anchor Alisyn Camerota will premiere her new series for Scripps News, Connected with Alisyn Camerota. The six-episode series will feature one-on-one conversations with sports leaders, politicians, musicians, journalists, and regular people caught in extraordinary situations. Camerota’s first guest will be former CNN anchor Don Lemon.
Book launch: PBS News staffers recently celebrated the launch and publication of their colleague Geoff Bennett’s new book, “Black Out Loud.” The book explores how Black sitcoms and sketch comedy from the 1990s reshaped American television. Staffers gathered at the Astro Beer Hall in Arlington, Virginia, on Wednesday, March 18, with Bennett’s co-anchor and co-managing editor, Amna Nawaz, and PBS News’ senior executive producer, Sara Just, serving as hosts of the soiree. Bennett, who has been doing the media rounds promoting the book, said on Morning Joe on Thursday that he approached writing the new book “with the instincts of a journalist and the heart of a fan.”
Thanks to Morning Joe for having me on to talk about my new book, Black Out Loud — and the powerful ways culture can move a country.
Grab your copy of “Black Out Loud: The Revolutionary History of Black Comedy from Vaudeville to ‘90s Sitcoms” wherever books are sold. pic.twitter.com/6C9lrG8yHl
— Geoff Bennett (@GeoffRBennett) March 26, 2026
