Longtime NBC anchor Chuck Todd, the former host of “Meet the Press,” is meeting with other media organizations and plans to leave the network, according to a report.
“Chuck Todd has been quietly meeting with media organizations in Washington about his future after NBC,” reported Semafor Sunday.
Todd, 52, has told “top editors and executives at other media organizations that he plans to leave NBC when his contract expires this year, and has discussed potential roles outside the network, in both broadcast and digital media,” the report continued.
Once the host of “Meet the Press,” NBC’s flagship Sunday program, Todd became noticeably less visible on the network after being replaced in 2023 by Kristen Welker after nine years at the helm.
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NBC News Chief Political Analyst Chuck Todd is planning his departure from NBC, according to reports. (William B. Plowman/NBC via Getty Images)
Todd specifically criticized NBC News for hiring the former Republican National Committee presided over by Ronna McDaniel as an analyst in March 2024, one of several on-air personalities to openly criticize the network’s decision. He openly questioned his bosses about hiring McDaniel and putting Welker in the awkward position of interviewing McDaniel, Welker’s briefly paid colleague, about her past 2020 campaign rhetoric.
“Let me address the elephant in the room,” Todd told Welker in March. “I think our bosses owe you an apology for putting you in this situation, because I don’t know what to believe.”
Todd said he has no idea if McDaniel Welker responded because she didn’t want to “mess up” her new contract.
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Todd said many of the network’s dealings with the RNC under McDaniel’s leadership “face unraveling” and “character assassination” in March 2024. (Getty Images)
Todd previously said many of the network’s dealings with the RNC under McDaniel were “face lit” and “character assassination,” and he referred to the internal turmoil of reporters at NBC News who were disappointed with McDaniel’s hiring. McDaniel terminated the contract after less than a week.
Todd previously hosted his own program on MSNBC, “The Daily Rundown,” and was NBC’s chief White House correspondent.
NBC News did not immediately respond to a request for comment Fox News Digital.
David Rutz of Fox News contributed to this report.
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