MSNBC adds Politico veteran Sudeep Reddy to D.C. bureau

As it prepares for its future spun off from Comcast, the new leaders of MSNBC have made a key hire to build up its political reporting infrastructure, reports The Hollywood Reporter.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, “Sudeep Reddy was enlisted away from Politico to join the cable news TV brand as it establishes its own presence in Washington, D.C. apart from NBC News and creates its own beltway bureau. Reddy, who led 150 journalists as senior managing editor at the Arlington-based trade publication during an eight-year tenure, will start at MSNBC on June 16.

“He’ll report to Scott Matthews, the svp of newsgathering who just joined the channel’s leadership from WABC-TV in March. “Sudeep’s appointment signals the importance of original and enterprise reporting for the future of MSNBC,” Matthews wrote in a memo to staff. “He will lead our Washington team to focus not just on the happenings inside Washington but also on how decisions in the capital will impact people across the nation and around the world.”