Chuck Todd Leaving NBC and ‘Quietly’ Meeting With Other Outlets, Semafor Reports

NBC News chief political analyst Chuck Todd, former host of Meet the Press, has been “quietly” talking to other outlets and media organizations about leaving his network home of over 27 years, Semafor is reporting.

Todd was host of flagship Meet the Press for nine years, a role now held by host Kristen Welker. Although NBC News reported at the time of the change that the former host and anchor would be involved in bigger projects post-MTP, so far, Semafor noted in their newsletter scoop, Todd has been a “far less visible presence” across both NBC News and MSNBC.

Chuck Todd has quietly been meeting with Washington media organizations about his post NBC-future. The former host of Meet The Press has told top editors and leaders from other media organizations that he plans to leave NBC when his contract is up this year, and has discussed potential roles outside the network both in broadcast and digital media.

Todd was once a key part of NBC’s broadcast offerings, hosting Meet The Press and a daily Meet The Press politics program on MSNBC and writing for its website. But while NBC announced that Todd would focus on longform projects after stepping down from Meet the Press in 2023, he has been a far less visible presence across the news network and its cable counterpart.

Neither the network nor Todd have responded to Semafor with a comment at the time of this post.

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