CNBC Drops Anchor

Hadley Gamble

Broadcast journalist Hadley Gamble — who alleged sexual harassment by NBCUniversal’s then-chief Jeff Shell, prompting his high-profile termination — is leaving CNBC, according to The L-A Times citing a brief corporate statement.

“CNBC today announced that Hadley Gamble, anchor and senior international correspondent, is leaving the company,” the company said.

NBCUniversal representatives declined to comment about a possible financial settlement with Gamble, which is believed to have expedited her departure from the network. Early this year, CNBC executives had informed Gamble that they were not planning to renew her employment contract, which was set to expire this summer, according to two people familiar with the matter who were not authorized to comment.

The 41-year-old financial news correspondent reported from Dubai. She reportedly met Shell more than a decade ago when he was based in London running NBCUniversal’s international operations after Comcast purchased NBCUniversal from General Electric Co. Shell returned to Los Angeles in 2013 to run the Universal Filmed Entertainment Group.

He was elevated to NBCUniversal chief executive in January 2020.

Six weeks ago, Gamble reported Shell’s alleged behavior to the company, triggering an investigation.

Comcast has said it hired an outside law firm to review Gamble’s complaint, which included allegations of sexual harassment. “During the investigation, evidence was uncovered that corroborated the allegations,” Comcast said last month in a securities filing.