A nation sighs in relief.
Chuck Todd, the much loathed host of NBC’s “Meet the Press,” is out. He told viewers this morning that he’ll be exiting after nine years Kristen Welker will take over. In some language, Welker translates to welcome.
Todd will become NBC’s chief political analyst, so we’ll still seem him but not every Sunday saying really dumb things to various politicians. Those days are over.
We can all have brunch in peace now.
“It’s been an amazing nearly decade long run. I am really proud of what this team and I have built over the last decade,” Todd said during the broadcast Sunday. “I’ve loved so much of this job, helping to explain America to Washington and explain Washington to America.”
He added: “When I took over ‘Meet the Press,’ it was a Sunday show that had a lot of people questioning whether it still could have a place in the modern media space,” Todd added. “Well, I think we’ve answered that question and then some.”
Todd has run “Meet the Press,” once an important Sunday morning event, into the ground. It finishes dead last among ABC’s “This Week” and CBS’s superior “Face the Nation.”
Good night, Chuck, and good luck.
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
