Former Newsweek editor Mark Whitaker will replace the late Tim Russert as the Washington bureau chief for NBC News. He previously served as the Senior Vice President of NBC News, essentially second-in-command of NBC's news division. Whitaker will produce Russert's Sunday morning interview show, Meet the Press, which will be temporarily hosted by Tom Brokaw.
Years at Newsweek
Whitaker joined Newsweek as a college intern in 1977, and later contributed as a reporter to the magazine's technology and business coverage.The New York Times: Newsweek Names Editor, And Promotes 2 Others (November 11, 1998) After overseeing the paper's coverage of the Monica Lewinsky scandal, Whitaker was made the magazine's lead editor in 1998. During Whitaker's tenure as editor, which lasted until 2006, the magazine won four National Magazine Awards.
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At Newsweek, became first African-American to serve as lead editor of a nationwide news magazine
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Graduate of Harvard University
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Worked from 2006 to 2007 for The Washington Post's interactive division
