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Rashida Jones knows how to get the job done

Rashida Jones Managing Editor MSNBC Hampton University, B.A. Rashida Jones is managing editor of MSNBC. Upon her hiring, MSNBC VP and executive editor, Yvette Miley

Janelle Richards touts value of media internships

Janelle Richards Producer Nightly News with Lester Holt/NBC News Columbia University, M.S. Spelman College, B.A. As a producer for Nightly News with Lester Holt, Janelle Richards

Leslie Jones gets Olympics offer

Leslie Jones has been invited to cover the Olympic Games for NBC after impressing the bosses with her commentary. The Ghostbusters actress caught the attention

‘The Wiz Live!’ star Shanice Williams: ‘It’s a roller coaster right now’

Shanice Williams may be living her dream, but soon after she learned that she would be starring in NBC’s presentation of The Wiz Live! as Dorothy, the New Jersey native was thrust into the reality of carrying a major production and sharing the stage with luminaries such as Queen Latifah, Mary J. Blige and David Alan Grier.

‘Chicago P.D.’ star LaRoyce Hawkins talks growth and giving back

Starring as Officer Kevin Atwater on NBC’s hit procedural “Chicago P.D.,” LaRoyce Hawkins has spent three years learning and growing in his character’s shoes. With the new season underway, Hawkins marvels at how his life and career seem to parallel that of his fictional counterpart.

‘Heroes Reborn’ star Judi Shekoni found peace beyond career success

British actress Judi Shekoni is understandably excited. She’s appeared in films like The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn and television shows like “The King of Queens,” but now she’s tackling the world of superpowered action and drama with NBC’s highly anticipated “Heroes Reborn” mini-series.