Chuck Todd Steps Down As “Meet The Press” Host

The New York Times reports:

Chuck Todd said on Sunday that he was stepping down from NBC’s “Meet the Press” after nine years in the moderator’s chair and would be succeeded by the network’s chief White House correspondent, Kristen Welker.

In remarks at the conclusion of the show on Sunday, Mr. Todd, 50, said he was conscious that many leaders “overstay their welcome” and that he’d rather leave “a little bit too soon than stay a tad too long.”

“I’ve let work consume me for nearly 30 years,” Mr. Todd said, according to a copy of his prepared remarks. “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.”

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Breaking News: Chuck Todd is stepping down from NBC’s “Meet the Press” after nine years as moderator. Kristen Welker will succeed him. https://t.co/cj7OHuZ53u

— The New York Times (@nytimes) June 4, 2023

Today we close our show with an announcement from @chucktodd:

“While today is not my final show, this will be my final summer here at Meet the Press. … I am really proud of what this team and I have built over the last decade.” pic.twitter.com/sgeUcNR3C5

— Meet the Press (@MeetThePress) June 4, 2023