As MSNBC enters its final days as the sister channel to the Peacock Network, it’s capping its nearly 30-year run with a final celebration of its close relationship with its audience. Or, more effectively,

MSNBC is ready to step out on its own after the network began its split from NBC News on Monday (October 6), marking a new era away from its long-time partner as it reshapes itself under a separate company,

As anxieties run high throughout the media business, MSNBC’s Ari Melber sees the positives in the channel’s pending spinoff from Comcast, meaning that NBC News no longer will be a sister organization.

MSNBC plans to triple its number of events next year as it seeks to diversify its business following a planned split from NBCU.