Perry Bacon Jr. has been named senior political reporter at NBC News. Bacon comes from NBC’s theGrio.com, where was the political editor and an MSNBC contributor. In his new role, he will continue to report on-air for MSNBC, as well as contributing to NBCNews.com.
In a note to the NBC News DC bureau this morning, bureau chief Ken Strickland and chief White House correspondent Chuck Todd said Bacon will be “one of our leading voices covering the upcoming 2014 and 2016 campaigns and beyond.”
Before joining NBC, Bacon covered politics for TIME and The Washington Post. Read the full note from Strickland and Todd after the jump.
Effective immediately, Perry Bacon Jr. is joining the NBC News team as a Senior Political Reporter, contributing toNBCNews.com and other platforms. Working with Chuck Todd and Mark Murray, Perry will be one of our leading voices covering the upcoming 2014 and 2016 campaigns and beyond.
No stranger to NBC viewers or the bureau, Perry joined us in December 2011 as Political Editor for theGrio.com, as well as an MSNBC contributor. While at theGrio, Perry led the site’s coverage of the 2012 election and Obama’s second term, with a special focus on the Affordable Care Act and its impact.
A Louisville native and graduate of Yale, Perry is a longtime Washington political reporter. Prior to NBC, he covered the 2004 presidential campaign and Congress for TIME magazine, then moved on to a similar role at the Washington Post, where he served as a national political correspondent and White House reporter.
Please join us in congratulating Perry on his new role.
Ken and Chuck