Overview
- Harry Smith has rejoined NBC News in a regular contributor role to produce a series of human‑interest features called “Common Good.”
- The network plans to run his pieces across Today, NBC Nightly News and NBC News live events to reach audiences on multiple platforms.
- NBC publicly relaunched Smith at its Common Ground live event where he conducted an on‑stage interview with violinist and Music Kitchen founder Kelly Hall‑Tompkins.
- Smith said he is “thrilled to have the opportunity to do what I have done for so long: tell America’s story,” framing the pieces as stories that aim to highlight what unites people.
- Smith spent 12 years at NBC before leaving in March 2024 to teach at Central College in Iowa, and his return is positioned as a contributor role focused on features rather than a full‑time anchor post.