“Meet the Press” moderator Chuck Todd speaking on SiriusXM Author Confidentiality on December 3, 2014 in Washington, DC.
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“Meet the Press” moderator Chuck Todd speaking on SiriusXM Author Confidentiality on December 3, 2014 in Washington, DC.
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Meet the press Host and moderator Chuck Todd announced on Sunday that he will be leaving the popular political show in a few months.
Todd said at the end of the Sunday program that he will hand over the hosting duties in September.
“Although today won’t be my last gig, it will be my last summer here at Meet the press“he say.
“I love this job so much – helping explain America to Washington and explaining Washington to America,” Todd added.
NBC’s White House correspondent Kristen Welker will become the new host, saying in a tweet that she “learned a lot from sitting with [Todd] at his desk and simply experience his passion for politics” and “humble and grateful” to take over.
According to NBCTodd will remain at the network in a new role as lead political analyst and will focus on long-term journalism.
Todd was previously the political director of NBC and helm Meet the press in 2014 after former host David Gregory resigned.
Launched in 1947, Meet the press is American longest running TV show and part of Sunday morning national political talk shows, including CBS’s Facing the Motherland and ABC This week.
