NBC News Today Show Promotes Libby Leist to Executive Producer

NBC News Chairman Andrew Lack announced on January 17, 2018, that Don Nash has decided to step away from his role as executive producer of the Today show’s 7-9 a.m. time slot. Don Nash has been a producer for the show since 1999 and was also Matt Lauer’s longtime producer. Succeeding Nash in this role is Libby Leist, who has been on the show as a senior producer for the past five years. Prior to that, Leist served as a Washington producer for the network.

Tom Mazzarelli will continue to serve as the Today show’s co-executive producer.