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Matt Frucci<\/a> has been named executive producer of \u201cNBC Nightly News with Tom Llamas\u201d<\/a>, NBC News<\/a> announced. He will also continue in his role as executive producer of \u201cTop Story with Tom Llamas.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cMatt knows Nightly inside and out,\u201d said Janelle Rodriguez, EVP of programming, NBC News, in a note to staff. \u201cA big thank you to both the \u2018Nightly\u2019 and \u2018Top Story\u2019 teams \u2014 since Tom took the anchor chair, \u2018Nightly\u2019 has topped ABC in the key demo multiple nights and \u2018Top Story\u2019 viewership has grown 23% vs. last year. \u00a0It\u2019s an extraordinary team effort.\u201d<\/p>\n

Frucci will assume the \u201cNightly\u201d\u00a0role Oct. 6 following his return from paternity leave, according to Janelle Rodriguez, executive vice president of programming for NBC News. He succeeds Meghan Rafferty, who left the position to become vice president of news standards at Versant<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Versant, the parent company of MSNBC<\/a> and CNBC<\/a>, is scheduled to be spun off from NBCUniversal<\/a> by the end of 2025.<\/p>\n

Frucci previously served as executive producer of the weekend editions of \u201cNBC Nightly News\u201d for more than six years. His work has included oversight of NBC News prime-time specials and breaking news coverage, including the network\u2019s Emmy-winning coverage of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.<\/p>\n

Before joining NBC News in 2016, Frucci held roles at CNN<\/a>, where he helped launch \u201cThe Lead with Jake Tapper\u201d and relaunch \u201cNew Day.\u201d He began his career at ABC News<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Ben Mayer will remain senior broadcast producer of \u201cNightly News,\u201d and Omnika Thompson, who served as acting executive producer of \u201cTop Story\u201d during Frucci\u2019s leave, will continue in her role at NBC News.<\/p>\n

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