Breaking news: Chuck Todd, who has served as moderator of NBC’s Sunday-morning talk show “Meet the Press” since 2014, will pass the baton to colleague Kristen Welker, starting in September.
Todd, 51, said he was motivated by a desire to spend more time with his family and focus on long-form projects like documentary series and documentary dramas. “I’ve let work consume me for nearly 30 years,” he said. “I can’t remember the last time I didn’t wake up before 5 or 6 a.m., and as I’ve watched too many friends and family let work consume them before it was too late, I promised my family I wouldn’t do that.”He also praised Welker, as the right person to succeed him in the job.
Welker, 46, who joined NBC News in 2010, has long been trumpeted as a rising star at the network — and across the industry. In her role as NBC’s chief White House correspondent, Welker has regularly guest-hosted “Meet the Press” and also co-hosts the streaming show “Meet the Press NOW,” which airs at 4 p.m. on weekdays.
“She is the ideal journalist to build on the Meet the Press legacy,” said NBC News president of editorial Rebecca Blumenstein and NBC News senior vice president of politics Carrie Budoff Brown, in a memo sent to staffers on Sunday morning.
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