Those of you who didn't like Steve Kornacki's antics at the "big board" won't have to see him anymore..... [View all]
MSNBC viewers have seen the last of Steve Kornacki's big board.
The popular data maven has signed a deal with NBC that will expand his presence across the network's news and sports divisions.
But the new contract does not include working for MSNBC, which is being spun off into a new corporate entity formed by parent company Comcast.
Under the spinoff arrangement, MSNBC and NBC News are separating their operations, with the left-leaning cable network building its own newsgathering unit. Kornacki has chosen to remain with NBC.
Kornacki, 45, will continue to be NBC's go-to expert for statistical analysis of polls and election results and during major sporting events, including Triple Crown horse racing, the Olympics and the NFL.
He will appear on the streaming channel NBC News Now along with the broadcast network franchises "Meet the Press," "Today" and "NBC Nightly News."
A representative for NBC News confirmed the move Tuesday. A representative for MSNBC declined to comment on Kornacki's exit, but noted the cable network is hiring more than 100 journalists in preparation for its split from NBC News. The search is already on for a new data guru.
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