Rafferty will focus on making sure MSNBC and CNBC are “fair, accurate and transparent” when she starts her new role in September Versant is starting to take shape. The new company, which will be the home to NBCUniversal’s cable channels like MSNBC, USA Network and E! later this year, has hired NBC Nightly News executive producer Meghan Rafferty to be its vice president of news standards. Rafferty, who has been the EP for NBC’s linchpin news show since 2021, will start her new role in early