NBC Announcement

EMILY PASSER NAMED

Director, NBC News & MSNBC Digital Communications

NEW YORK – July 29, 2016 – NBC News and MSNBC today announced the appointment of Emily Passer to the position of Director of Digital Communications. She will be based in New York and report to Mark Kornblau, starting August 1. 

Passer will be responsible for managing all public relations, promotional and communications strategies for News’ digital properties, including NBCNews.com, Today.com, BreakingNews.com, MSNBC.com and other various digital applications. She will serve as the primary liaison for digital leaders across NBC News and MSNBC.

Since 2013, Passer has served as Director of Communications at Quartz, a subsidiary of Atlantic Media, where she handled all media relations and public relations initiatives for its staff and events.

Previously, Passer worked at the Financial Times as a Communications Executive. She coordinated content promotion, media relations and internal communications initiatives for the Americas. Prior to her role at the Financial Times, Passer held communications positions at Fleishman Hillard and the Asia Society.

Passer received her Bachelor of Arts degree in international relations from Columbia University in New York, NY. She is a native of Leawood, Kansas.

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About MSNBC 

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NBC Asian America Features Kristen Kish

The 11^th installment of NBC Asian America’s “Life Stories” features Kristen Kish, Top Chef's Season 10 winner.

Kish, who currently resides in Boston, came to America when she was four months old. Kish says, “Growing up, I never really felt that I was different. I never saw myself as being an adoptee or being a Korean adoptee.”

After “Top Chef,” Kish received messages from members of the Asian community, parents who have adopted, and others who responded to her story. "The messages and support that I've gotten is something that is incredibly humbling and proud for me," she said. " It’s making an impact to somebody somewhere out there, and that’s really great for me."

“Life Stories” is part of NBC Asian America Presents..., a new video channel by NBC Asian America that features long form content and original franchises centered around themes and voices found in Asian American and Pacific Islander communities.

Link: http://nbcnews.to/29GBFtV

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