Chuck Todd leaving NBC political panel show 'Meet the Press'
Moderator Chuck Todd appears on "Meet the Press" in Washington, D.C. Sunday, April 23, 2023. -- (Photo by: William B. Plowman/NBC via Getty Images) NEW YORK (AP) - Chuck Todd said on Sunday that he'll be leaving "Meet the Press" after a tumultuous near-decade of moderating the NBC political panel show, to be replaced in the coming months by Kristen Welker.Todd, 51, told viewers that "I've watched too many friends and family let work consume them before it was too late" and that he'd promised his family he wouldn't do that.Todd has often been an online punching bag for critics, including Donald Trump, during a polarized time, and there were rumors that his time at the show would be short when its executive producer was reassigned at the end of last summer, but NBC gave no indication this was anything other than Todd’s decision.
It's unclear when Todd's last show will be, but he told viewers that this would be his final summer."I leave feeling concerned about this moment in history but reassured by the standards we've set here," Todd said. "We didn't tolerate propagandists, and this network and program never will."Welker, a former chief White House correspondent, has been at NBC News in Washington since 2011 and has been Todd's chief fill-in for the past three years.
She drew praise for moderating the final presidential debate between Trump, a Republican, and Joe Biden, a Democrat, in 2020.Kristen Welker, NBC News Chief White House Correspondent, appears on Meet the Press in Washington, D.C.
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