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Steve Kornacki’s Longtime Role at MSNBC Comes to an End

PEOPLE can confirm that Steve Kornacki is officially leaving MSNBC after coming on board in 2012. Find out where he's heading next!

Steve Kornacki.Nathan Congleton/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images His new deal will make him an NBC News contributor with the title of chief data analyst, allowing him to pursue other projects that are unrelated to politics and sports outside of the network. In February, MSNBC announced its decision to part ways with political commentator and The ReidOut host, Joy Reid, in a memo sent to staff. In the face of some high-profile departures, MSNBC also signed on a slate of new talent to join its programming, including NBC News' Antonia Hylton, Politico's Eugene Daniels and The Washington Post's Catherine Rampell and Jackie Alamany.

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