Andrea Canning Joins NBC News' 'Dateline'

Former ABC News correspondent will also contribute to 'Today,' 'NBC Nightly News' and MSNBC

By Lindsay Rubino -- Broadcasting & Cable, 10/3/2012 12:11:09 PM

Andrea Canning has joined NBC News as a Dateline correspondent, NBC News president Steve Capus announced Wednesday.

In addition to her role on Dateline, Canning will contribute to NBC News' Today and NBC Nightly News, as well as MSNBC. Canning most recently had been a correspondent with ABC News, a post she had held since 2004, before departing the network in April.

 "Andrea's track record speaks for itself," said David Corvo, Dateline's senior executive producer. "We're so pleased to have her on board, and are looking forward to watching her make her mark as we go into our twenty-first season."