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Meet the Press is shedding its moderator after 9 years. Chuck Todd (above, proper) has introduced he’ll depart the long-running NBC information collection. White Home correspondent and Weekend Immediately co-anchor Kristen Welker will substitute him in September.
Debuting on TV in November 1947, Meet the Press is the longest-running program in tv historical past. It started as a radio program in 1945.
On Sunday’s broadcast, Todd introduced his departure by saying the next, per Deadline:
“It’s been a tremendous practically decade long term. I’m actually happy with what this group and I’ve constructed over the past decade. Frankly, the final 15 years, which additionally contains my time as political director. I’ve cherished a lot of this job, serving to to clarify America to Washington and clarify Washington to America.
The important thing to the survival of any of those media entities, together with right here at Meet the Press, is for leaders to not overstay their welcome. I’d quite depart slightly bit too quickly than keep a tad too lengthy.”
He additionally spoke about his substitute:
“[I’m] able to take a step again as a result of I do know the individual whom I’m passing the baton to is any individual who’s been prepared for this for some time. Kristen Welker. I’ve had the privilege of working together with her from primarily her first day and let me simply say she’s the fitting individual in the fitting second.”
Todd started his time on the collection as host in September 2014. He’ll stay at NBC and work on different initiatives. Throughout his time with Meet the Press, he has expanded the franchise to a day by day information present, Meet the Press Each day, which now airs on NBC Information Now streaming. He additionally began a Meet the Press Movie Competition and a daily restricted collection, Meet the Press Reviews.
What do you think? Are you shocked by Todd’s exit on Meet the Press? Do you propose to proceed watching this long-running information collection with its new host?
