Chuck Todd named NBC News Political Director

[Rose Siding]

NEW YORK -- February 14, 2007 -- Chuck Todd has been named NBC News Political Director, effective March 12, 2007. Todd will also serve as NBC News' on-air political analyst for "NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams," "Today," "Meet the Press with Tim Russert" and MSNBC, including "Hardball with Chris Matthews." The announcement was made today by NBC News President Steve Capus and John Fox Sullivan, CEO and Publisher of National Journal Group, NBC's on-air and online partner for political coverage and analysis.
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In addition to his on-air analysis, Todd will be responsible for all aspects of NBC News' political coverage, including maintaining contact with the campaigns and serving as the point person for political news and information. Todd will work closely in this capacity with Phil Alongi, NBC's executive producer for Specials and Political programming, Naomi Karam, Political desk senior editor and Tammy Haddad, vice president Washington, for MSNBC. Todd will also edit "First Read," NBC's must-read guide to political news and trends in and around Washington, D.C. (www.firstread.msnbc.com ), and write weekly columns of analysis for MSNBC.com. He will be based in NBC News' Bureau in Washington, D.C.

"Chuck comes to NBC News with a great deal of political experience and will be a terrific addition to the NBC team," said Washington D.C. Bureau chief, Tim Russert. "At the same time, we want to acknowledge and thank outgoing political director Elizabeth Wilner for her outstanding contributions and valued expertise over the years."
http://nbcumv.com/release_detail.nbc/news-2007021400000...

Here's some noted Todd coverage from Media Matters -nothing too egregious (in comparison to other political reporters) It's mostly for echoing existing false media memes-
http://mediamatters.org/issues_topics/search_results?qs...