Longtime NBC host and former “Meet the Press” host Chuck Todd has been meeting with other news organizations and plans to leave the network, according to reports. .
“Chuck Todd is secretly meeting with Washington news organizations about his future after NBC.'' Semaphore reports Sunday.
Todd, 52, told top editors and leaders of other media organizations that he intends to leave NBC when his contract expires this year and is open to potential roles outside the network in both broadcast and digital media. ”, the report continued.
Todd, who was once the host of NBC's flagship Sunday show “Meet the Press,” has had a limited presence on the network since being replaced by Kristen Welker in 2023 after nine years as host. The feeling has decreased significantly.
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Chuck Todd, NBC News' chief political analyst, is reportedly planning to leave the company. (William B. Plowman/NBC via Getty Images)
Todd particularly criticized NBC News' hiring of former Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel as an analyst in March 2024. McDaniel was one of several TV personalities who publicly criticized the station's decision. He accused his bosses of hiring McDaniel and putting him in the awkward position of interviewing McDaniel, who was briefly a paid colleague of Welker's, about his past 2020 campaign comments. asked openly.
“Let me address the elephant in the room,” Todd told Welker in March. “I think our boss owes you an apology for putting you in this situation. I don't know what to believe.”
Todd said he doesn't know whether McDaniel's answer to Welker was because she didn't want to “ruin” her new contract.
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Todd said that under McDaniel's leadership in March 2024, many of the agency's dealings with the RNC were marked by “gaslighting” and “character assassination.” (Getty Images)
Todd has previously said that many of the RNC's dealings under McDaniel's leadership were marked by “gaslighting” and “character assassination,” including NBC News journalists who panicked over McDaniel's hiring. He mentioned the confusion within the company. McDaniel's contract was terminated less than a week later.
Todd previously hosted his own MSNBC show, The Daily Rundown, and was NBC's White House correspondent.
NBC News did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Fox News Digital.
Fox News' David Rutz contributed to this report.
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