Key Takeaways
- Katy Tur sparks speculation about leaving her job at MSNBC after her recent absence.
- Despite rumors, Katy Tur returned to her show and now has an expanded role.
Katy Tur, renowned for hosting Katy Tur Reports on MSNBC, has sparked speculation about her departure from the network following her recent absence from the show.
The broadcast journalist, who has hosted Katy Tur Reports on MSNBC since 2021, has been absent for weeks, prompting speculation about whether she is leaving the network.
Moreover, Katy Tur last hosted her MSNBC show on April 17, 2025, before her notable absence, raising curiosity among netizens.
While many believe that Katy Tur is leaving MSNBC and taking her talents somewhere new, like Fox or Newsmax, some state that she might be taking leave due to some health issues and will return soon.
However, despite the rising speculations and rumors, Katy Tur is not leaving MSNBC.
Shutting down the rumors, Katy Tur returned to Katy Tur Reports on April 29, 2025, after nearly two weeks of absence, and will continue to work with MSNBC.
Katy Tur Faces Backlash as MSNBC Expands Her Role Amid SpinCo Split
Despite swirling rumors and speculations, Katy Tur is not leaving MSNBC; the veteran journalist is set to have an expanded role.
As MSNBC prepares to officially separate from NBCUniversal News Group and operate under the temporarily named SpinCo entity, significant staffing changes are ongoing, including extending Katy Tur Reports to a two-hour daily slot from 2 to 4 p.m.
People are saying that pressure is growing from viewers for Katy Tur to leave her job at @MSNBC – who would like to see Katy Tur leave the @NBC family entirely and take her "talents" somewhere they'd be far better suited, like Fox or Newsmax?
— LaurenBaratzLogsted (@LaurenBaratzL) July 19, 2024
While Tur’s return after a brief absence from the air seemed to confirm that her job was safe, it also reignited frustration among social media critics, who wanted her out.
Some accuse the network of sidelining journalists who discuss democratic values while expanding the role of Trump-supporting reporters like Katy Tur.
One wrote, “MSNBC is cutting the reporters willing to stand up for democracy and leaving the Trump-supporting reporters like Katy Tur.“
Another added:
“We are leaving MSNBC in large numbers and when we tell them why, they fire the hosts we like. To add further insult Katy Tur gets extended 🤯🥴Doesn’t seem like a winning strategy🤷🏼♀️”
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However, despite the backlash, MSNBC is forging ahead with Katy Tur in a more prominent role.
Katy Tur has been working as a reporter and correspondent for NBC for over 15 years, since 2009.
Earning her Bachelor’s in Art and Philosophy from UC Santa Barbara in 2005, she began her media career with KTLA as the assignment desk reporter.
She also worked as an HD News/ Cablevision producer and a reporter for News 12 Brooklyn, WPIX, and Fox 5 New York.
Katy Tur also worked as a digital journalist and a storm chaser for The Weather Channel on the network’s VORTEX2 team in New York for over a year.
In Case You Didn’t Know
- Katy Tur was born Katherine Bear Tur on October 26, 1983, in Los Angeles, California, United States, to parents Zoey Tur and Marika Gerrard, both renowned journalists.
- Her father, Zoey Tur, is an American broadcast reporter and commercial pilot who ran the freelance news company Los Angeles News Service with his wife, Marika Gerrard.
- She has two children, a son born in April 2019 and a daughter born in May 2021, with husband Tony Dokupil.
