Philip T. Griffin (born November 27, 1956)[1] is an American television executive, who from 2008 to 2021 served as president of MSNBC, a United States cable news channel.
[3] Six months later Griffin convinced The Today Show's executive producer to hire him on staff.
[10] In 2016, after MSNBC started covering more hard news during the day, Griffin likened its evening shows to an op-ed page in a newspaper.
[11] The network had its highest ever ratings in 2016 and in the first quarter of 2017 averaged 1.46 million views in prime time, beating CNN.
[12] Griffin said that he thought the surge in audience was attributable to scoops and new information, rather than partisan leanings.
[13] In May 2017, Griffin signed a multi-year renewal contract to remain as president of MSNBC in the midst of a ratings surge during and following the 2016 presidential election.
[15] Earlier in the year, Griffin signed former George W. Bush communications director Nicolle Wallace to host an afternoon program for the network.
"[17] On December 7, 2020, MSNBC announced that at the end of January, Griffin would be replaced with journalist and television executive Rashida Jones.