Longtime executive producer of NBC’s “Meet The Press” Betsy Fischer Martin will step down from her post at the Sunday morning political program to focus full time on her role as managing editor of NBC News Political Programming, the network announced Thursday.
Martin has been with MTP for 22 years, serving as its executive producer for the last 11 years. Earlier this year, she re-signed a long-term contract with NBC News and added the new role of managing editor of political programming in addition to her position at MTP.
“I have asked her to work closely with all of the shows and digital teams to develop and execute expansive political coverage across platforms and develop plans for major political coverage such as the upcoming mid-terms and the 2016 Presidential election,” NBC News Senior Vice President Antoine Sanfuentes wrote in a note to staff. “Additionally, she will create and execute coverage strategy for NBC News-branded polls and political data. Betsy has embraced this new role and has already made significant contributions to our polling initiatives as well as coverage of special political events like the dedication of the George W. Bush presidential library last spring.”
She will transition out of her role at MTP sometime this summer.
