Chuck Todd to leave NBC's 'Meet the Press'; Welker will become host

Source: Washington Post

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, who will transition to a role as NBC’s chief political analyst, made the announcement on Sunday morning’s edition of the show. “When I took over Meet the Press, it was a Sunday show that had a lot of people questioning whether it still could have a place in the modern media space,” he said. “Well, I think we’ve answered that question and then some.”

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. “I’ve had the privilege of working with her from essentially her first day and let me just say she’s the right person in the right moment,” he told viewers. Welker, 46, who joined NBC News in 2010, has long been trumpeted as a rising star at the network — and across the industry.

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2023/06/04/chuck-todd-leaving-meet-the-press-welker/

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