Rebecca Kutler has been named president of MSNBC, after leading the cable network on an interim basis following Rashida Jones' departure last month.

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

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.

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,

Rebecca Kutler has been named president of US news cablenet MSNBC on a permanent basis. The appointment comes one month after she was named interim president of the Comcast-owned network following the departure of Rashida Jones.

MSNBC is dropping the “interim” part of Rebecca Kutler’s title by officially giving her the title of “president” of the network. This puts her in charge during what is likely to be a pivotal year for the network.

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 splitting off from NBC in a spin-off being orchestrated by corporate parent Comcast.

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.