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'''Charles David Todd''' (born April 8, 1972) is an American television journalist who was the 12th moderator of [[NBC]]'s ''[[Meet the Press]]''. He also hosted ''Meet the Press Now'', its daily edition on [[NBC News Now]] and is currently the Chief Political Analyst for [[NBC News]]. Before taking the helm of ''Meet the Press'', Todd was Chief White House correspondent for NBC as well as host of ''[[The Daily Rundown]]'' on [[MSNBC]]. He also serves as NBC News' on-air political analyst for ''[[NBC Nightly News|NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt]]'' and ''[[Today (American TV program)|Today]]''.
'''Chuck Todd''' is a political analyst and author, as well as the political director, on-air analyst and chief White House correspondent for [[NBC News]] and [[MSNBC]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://nbcumv.com/release_detail.nbc/news-20070214000000-nbcnewsnameschuck.html |work=NBC Press Release |title=Chuck Todd Named NBC News Political Director and On-Air Analyst |date=2007-02-14}}</ref> <ref>http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/10100-congresswoman-hilda-solis-on-the-progressive-caucus</ref> He is an occasional contributor to other news outlets, including the ''[[Atlantic Monthly]].''

In June 2023, Todd announced that [[Kristen Welker]] would replace him as the moderator of ''Meet the Press'' in September 2023.<ref name="MtPtweet">{{Cite tweet |author=Meet the Press |author-link=Meet the Press |user=MeetThePress |number=1665357927568273410 |date=June 4, 2023 |title=Chuck Todd Announces Departure from MTP After 9 Years |access-date=June 7, 2023}}</ref> She became the host on September 17, 2023.<ref>{{cite news |first=Brian |last=Steinberg |title=NBC Will Press Viewers to Meet Kristen Welker in Sunday-Morning News Battle |url=https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/kristen-welker-meet-the-press-nbc-news-1235704619/amp/ |work=Variety |date=August 25, 2023 |access-date=September 5, 2023}}</ref>

==Early life and education==
Todd was born on April 8, 1972<ref name="mb070406">{{cite news |work=Fishbowl DC |publisher=[[Media Bistro]] |title=Hotline Says, "On Sunday, NBC's Political Director Officially Turns Old" |url=http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlDC/is_this_news/hotline_says_on_sunday_nbcs_political_director_officially_turns_old_56490.asp |date=April 6, 2007 |access-date=January 22, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091001142958/http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlDC/is_this_news/hotline_says_on_sunday_nbcs_political_director_officially_turns_old_56490.asp |archive-date=October 1, 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> in [[Miami]], [[Florida]], the son of Lois Cheri (''née'' Bernstein) and Stephen Randolph Todd.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/b/e/r/Dorothy-B-Bernstein-FL/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0010.html |title=Charles David Todd (b. 08 Apr 1972) |publisher=Familytreemaker.genealogy.com |access-date=November 30, 2013}}</ref> He is Jewish on his mother's side and was raised Jewish.<ref>{{cite web|last=Bloom|first=Nate|authorlink=Nate Bloom|url=http://www.interfaithfamily.com/arts_and_entertainment/popular_culture/Interfaith_Celebrities_Nate_Silver_Another_Bond_and_Happy_Endings.shtml |title=Interfaith Celebrities: Nate Silver, Another Bond, and Happy End |publisher=[[InterfaithFamily]] |date=November 13, 2012 |access-date=August 17, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Malul |first=Chen |url=http://www.haaretz.com/jewish-world/jewish-world-news/1.612266 |title=Former 'Meet the Press' host David Gregory writing book on his Jewish faith|website=Haaretz.com |date=August 24, 2014 |access-date=April 30, 2017}}</ref> He graduated from [[Miami Killian High School|Miami Killian Senior High School]] in [[Kendall, Florida|Kendall]], an unincorporated suburban community in [[Miami metropolitan area|greater Miami]]. Todd attended [[George Washington University]] from 1990 to 1994. He declared a major in [[political science]] and a minor in music but did not earn a degree.<ref>{{cite web|title=GWU Non-degree Alumni|url=http://alumni.gwu.edu/prominent-alumni-school-non-degree-students|access-date=September 14, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160517093355/https://alumni.gwu.edu/prominent-alumni-school-non-degree-students|archive-date=May 17, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
===Political campaigns===
From 1992 until March 12, 2007, Todd was the [[editing|editor-in-chief]] of [[National Journal]]'s ''[[The Hotline]]''.<ref name="chief"/> As part of his position, Todd also co-hosted, with [[John Mercurio]], the [[webcast]] series ''[[Hotline TV]]'', consisting of a daily show lasting between 3 and 7 minutes and a weekly show ranging between 20 and 30 minutes.
Before entering the world of political reporting and analysis, Todd earned practical political experience on initiative campaigns in Florida and various national campaigns based in Washington, D.C.<ref name="mb070214">{{cite news |work=Fishbowl DC |publisher=[[Media Bistro]] |title=Chuck Todd Leaves Hotline, Joins NBC News As Political Director |url=http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlDC/the_revolving_door/chuck_todd_leaves_hotline_joins_nbc_news_as_political_director_53156.asp |date=February 14, 2007 |access-date=July 29, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091001142513/http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlDC/the_revolving_door/chuck_todd_leaves_hotline_joins_nbc_news_as_political_director_53156.asp |archive-date=October 1, 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> While in college, Todd worked for the 1992 [[Tom Harkin presidential campaign, 1992|presidential campaign]] of Senator [[Tom Harkin]] (D-Iowa) and later started working part-time at ''[[National Journal]]'''s [[The Hotline]].


===''The Hotline''===
Todd is a frequent guest on political discussion shows, including ''[[Morning Joe]]'', ''[[Hardball with Chris Matthews]]'', ''[[Meet the Press]]'', and ''[[Countdown with Keith Olbermann]]''<ref name="chief">{{cite news |work=Kansas City Star |title=MSNBC’s Chuck Todd and Rachel Maddow are young, geeky and hot |url=http://www.kansascity.com/entertainment/columnists/aaron_barnhart/story/661526.html |first=Aaron |last=Barnhart |date=2008-06-14}}</ref> and blogs for [[MSNBC.com]] at "First Read."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/ |title=First Read}}</ref> He also does a weekly Question and Answer ("Q&A") session with users at [[Newsvine]].
From 1992 until March 12, 2007, Todd worked for National Journal's The Hotline, where he was [[editing|editor-in-chief]] for six years.<ref name="chief"/> As part of his position, Todd also co-hosted, with John Mercurio, the [[webcast]] series ''Hotline TV'', consisting of a daily show lasting between three and seven minutes and a weekly show ranging between 20 and 30 minutes. He became a frequent guest on political discussion shows, such as ''[[Hardball with Chris Matthews]]'' and ''[[Inside Politics]]'' with [[Judy Woodruff]].


===NBC News===
[[Tim Russert]] brought Todd to NBC from ''The Hotline'' in March 2007.<ref name="chief"/>Todd was a candidate to replace [[Tim Russert]] as the host of [[NBC]]'s ''[[Meet the Press]]'',<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0608/11084.html |work=Politico.com |title=Sundays after Russert |first=Michael |last=Calderone |date=2008-06-14}}</ref> before [[David Gregory]] was selected for the job. NBC announced on December 18, 2008 that Todd would succeed Gregory as chief White House correspondent.
[[File:Chuck Todd (2797498698).jpg|thumb|Todd covering the [[2008 Democratic National Convention]] for MSNBC]]
[[Tim Russert]] brought Todd to [[NBC]] from ''The Hotline'' in March 2007.<ref name="chief"/> He became the [[NBC News]] political director at that time. In this role, Todd often provided on-air political analysis on political discussion shows, including ''[[Morning Joe]]'', ''[[Hardball with Chris Matthews]]'', ''[[Meet the Press]]'', ''[[NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt]]'', and ''[[The Rachel Maddow Show (TV series)|The Rachel Maddow Show]]''<ref name="chief">{{cite news |work=Kansas City Star |title=MSNBC's Chuck Todd and Rachel Maddow are young, geeky and hot |url=http://www.kansascity.com/entertainment/columnists/aaron_barnhart/story/661526.html |first=Aaron |last=Barnhart |date=June 14, 2008}}</ref> and [[blog]]ged for [[MSNBC.com]] at "First Read".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061005022801/http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 5, 2006 |title=First Read|publisher=MSNBC|access-date=November 30, 2013}}</ref> He also did a weekly Question and Answer ("Q&A") session with users at [[Newsvine]].{{citation needed|date=September 2020}}


Todd was a focus of an August 2008 ''Los Angeles Times'' article paralleling Todd's rise to the rise of cable news networks in coverage of U.S. politics.<ref>{{cite news |first=Matea |last=Gold |url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/tv/la-ca-cable17-2008aug17,0,1625809.story |title=For political conventions, cable networks are the go-to channels |work=Los Angeles Times |date=2008-08-17}}</ref> The article noted the emergence of Chuck Todd fans, deemed "Chuckolytes."
After Tim Russert's death in June 2008, Todd was a candidate to replace him as the host of NBC's ''[[Meet the Press]]'',<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0608/11084.html |work=Politico.com |title=Sundays after Russert |first=Michael |last=Calderone |date=June 14, 2008}}</ref> but [[David Gregory (journalist)|David Gregory]] was ultimately selected for the job. On December 18, 2008, NBC announced<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna28299358 |work=NBC Press Release |title=Chuck Todd Named NBC News Chief White House Correspondent |date=December 18, 2008|access-date=January 19, 2018}}</ref> that Todd would succeed Gregory as NBC News Chief White House Correspondent, partnering with [[Savannah Guthrie]] on the news beat. He retained his title as NBC News Political Director and was also named Contributing Editor to ''Meet the Press''. Todd was a focus of an August 2008 ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' article paralleling Todd's rise to the rise of [[cable news]] networks in coverage of U.S. politics.<ref>{{cite news |first=Matea |last=Gold |url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/tv/la-ca-cable17-2008aug17,0,1625809.story |title=For political conventions, cable networks are the go-to channels |work=Los Angeles Times |date=August 17, 2008}}</ref> The article noted the emergence of Todd's fans, deemed "Chuckolytes".{{citation needed|date=September 2020}}


On July 6, 2009, former [[MSNBC]] television personality [[Dan Abrams]] launched a website service, [[Mediaite]], reporting on media figures. The site ranks all TV-based journalists in America by influence. Todd ranked, as of October 2009, right before [[Mike Wallace]] as number five.<ref name=Mediaite>{{cite web|url=http://www.mediaite.com/power-grid/person/?q=Chuck+Todd|title=Chuck Todd|work=[[Mediaite]]|access-date=October 11, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090909052118/http://www.mediaite.com/power-grid/person/?q=Chuck+Todd|archive-date=September 9, 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> Todd rose to number two as of December 21, 2011, but fell to 90 as of January 9, 2013. On January 11, 2010, Todd became co-host, with [[Savannah Guthrie]], of ''[[The Daily Rundown]]'' on MSNBC, airing weekday mornings from 09:00 to 10:00 ET.{{citation needed|date=September 2020}}
==Personal==

Chuck is Jewish and a native of [[Miami, Florida]]. He attended [[George Washington University]],<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nationaljournal.com/members/buzz/2007/trail/020707.htm |first=Chuck |last=Todd |title=In Search Of The Hockey Stick Moment |work=NationalJournal.com |date=2007-02-07}}</ref> and is an adjunct professor at [[Johns Hopkins University]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17814579 |work=MSNBC |title=Chuck Todd NBC News Political Director |date=2007-06-12}}</ref> Chuck's hair is thinning and he was teased about shaving his goat and 'stache by [[Meredith Vieira]] in a late 2008 episode of [[The Today Show]].
On August 14, 2014, NBC announced that Todd would take over as the host of ''[[Meet the Press]]'' beginning September 7, 2014.<ref>{{cite news |first=Bill |last=Carter |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/15/business/media/nbc-chooses-chuck-todd-to-replace-david-gregory-on-meet-the-press.html |title=NBC Chooses Chuck Todd to Replace David Gregory on 'Meet the Press' |work=The New York Times |date=August 14, 2014}}</ref> While remaining as NBC News political director, Todd left his role as chief White House correspondent as well as anchor of ''[[The Daily Rundown]]''.{{citation needed|date=September 2020}}
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On July 23, 2015, MSNBC announced Todd would return to the network with a daily political show called ''MTP Daily'', which was airing weekdays at 17:00 ET. The show was an extension of ''Meet the Press''. Todd continued moderating ''Meet the Press'' on [[NBC]].{{citation needed|date=September 2020}}

On January 22, 2017, Todd interviewed [[Kellyanne Conway]] on ''Meet the Press'', the day after White House Press Secretary [[Sean Spicer]] accused the media of deliberately under-reporting the crowd size at [[First inauguration of Donald Trump|President Trump's inaugural ceremony]]. In a response to Todd's question about the claims, Conway said: <blockquote>"Our press secretary, Sean Spicer, gave [[alternative facts]] to that [i.e., Donald Trump's inaugural crowd size], but the point remains that..."</blockquote> Todd interrupted her, saying: <blockquote>"Wait a minute. Alternative facts? ... Alternative facts are not facts. They're falsehoods."<ref name ="WP2217">{{cite news | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/01/22/kellyanne-conway-says-donald-trumps-team-has-alternate-facts-which-pretty-much-says-it-all/ | title=Kellyanne Conway says Donald Trump's team has 'alternative facts.' Which pretty much says it all. | newspaper=The Washington Post | date=January 22, 2017 | access-date=January 22, 2017 | last=Blake | first=Aaron}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/meet-press-1-22-17-n710491 |title=Meet The Press 1/22/17 |work=[[NBC News]] |date=January 22, 2017 |access-date=April 30, 2017}}</ref></blockquote>

On June 26 and 27, 2019, Todd, along with [[Jose Diaz-Balart]], [[Savannah Guthrie]], [[Lester Holt]], and [[Rachel Maddow]], moderated the first pair of [[2020 Democratic Party presidential debates and forums|2020 Democratic Party presidential debates]]. Todd's performance as a moderator, in which he ended up speaking more than all but three of the ten presidential candidates on the first debate, was widely panned. He was particularly criticized for asking candidates lengthy questions and then requesting them to respond "in one or two words".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bustillos |first1=Maria |title=MSNBC public editor: The Chuck Todd show |url=https://www.cjr.org/public_editor/msnbc-chuck-todd-mueller-testimony.php |website=Columbia Journalism Review |access-date=August 14, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Peters |first1=Justin |title=It Was Almost a Good Debate Until Chuck Todd Mucked It Up |url=https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2019/06/chuck-todd-mucked-up-the-democratic-debate.html |website=Slate |date=June 27, 2019 |access-date=August 14, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Mazza |first1=Ed |title=Chuck Todd Emerges As The Democratic Debate's Biggest Loser |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/entry/chuck-todd-moderator_n_5d143771e4b0d0a2c0ab9211 |website=HuffPost |date=June 27, 2019 |access-date=August 14, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Schramm |first1=Molly |title="Chatty" Chuck Todd Spoke More Than Most of the Candidates During Night One of the Democratic Primary Debates |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2019/06/chuck-todd-democratic-primary-debate-talking.html |website=Paste Magazine |date=June 27, 2019 |access-date=August 14, 2019}}</ref>

In a December 2019 interview with ''[[Rolling Stone]]'', Todd discussed his belief about how [[disinformation]] overtook the media during the Trump administration.<ref>{{cite web|last=Wade|first=Peter|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/how-disinformation-spreads-according-to-chuck-todd-interview-929912/|title=How Disinformation Spreads, According to Chuck Todd|publisher=Rolling Stone|date=December 20, 2019}}</ref> However, although Todd had addressed "alternative facts" being lies in January 2017, PressThink—a project of the Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute at [[New York University]]—took Todd to task for failing to address the issues as they unfolded.<ref>{{cite web|last=Rosen|first=Jay|url=http://pressthink.org/2019/12/the-christmas-eve-confessions-of-chuck-todd/|title=The Christmas Eve Confessions of Chuck Todd|publisher=PressThink|date=December 26, 2019}}</ref>

On Sunday, June 4, 2023, at the end of ''Meet the Press'', Todd announced he would be stepping down from his role as the program moderator later in the year, handing that role to [[Kristen Welker]], as he had hoped—saying that his three decades in the news business had deprived his family, and indicating that he was delighted with the circumstances of his departure, saying it was just the way he had hoped.<ref name="retirement_announcement_2023_06_04">{{Cite AV media |last=Todd |first=Chuck |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/video/chuck-todd-to-step-down-as-meet-the-press-moderator-after-nine-years-179911237775 |title=Chuck Todd to step down as Meet the Press moderator after nine years |date=June 4, 2023 |work=Meet the Press |publisher=[[NBC News]] |access-date=June 5, 2023}}</ref><ref name="MtPtweet"/>

===Other professional ventures===
Todd is an [[adjunct professor]] at [[Johns Hopkins University]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna17814579 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070418204637/http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17814579 |url-status=live |archive-date=April 18, 2007 |work=MSNBC |title=Chuck Todd NBC News Political Director |date=June 12, 2007}}</ref> He is the author of ''The Stranger: Barack Obama in the White House''. Published in 2014, the ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' described the book as "richly sourced and deeply informed," while ''[[Publishers Weekly]]'' called it "an even-handed, concise, and thorough account."<ref>{{cite book|title=The Stranger: Barack Obama in the White House |author=Chuck Todd |date=November 11, 2014 |publisher=Little, Brown |isbn=9780316079570 }}</ref> Todd is also co-author, with Sheldon Gawiser, of ''How Barack Obama Won: A State-by-State Guide to the Historic 2008 Presidential Election'', published in 2009.<ref>Vintage Press {{ISBN|978-0-307-47366-0}}</ref> Todd picks NFL football games for Tony Kornheiser on his podcast ''The Tony Kornheiser Show''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tonykornheisershow.com/chucktodd|title=Chuck Todd|website=TK|access-date=April 2, 2019}}</ref> Each week, Todd is pitted against Reginald, a monkey, who also picks NFL games. Since September 2016, Todd has hosted the weekly Chuck Toddcast.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/show/5GmIATUu0vE1A2Eqzlg0OD?si=c672ed6b519e4987|title=The Chuck Toddcast|website=[[Spotify]] |access-date=January 28, 2024}}</ref>{{Better source needed|reason=Doesn't say when it started.|date=February 2024}}

==Personal life==
Todd resides in [[Arlington, Virginia]] with his wife, Kristian Denny Todd, and their two children. Kristian Todd is a communications professional and co-founder of Maverick Strategies and Mail, which provides [[direct mail|direct-mail]] and consulting services for [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] candidates and progressive causes.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.muckety.com/Kristian-Denny-Todd/139789.muckety?big=true |title=Kristian Denny Todd large relationship map |publisher=Muckety |access-date=August 17, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130929064231/http://www.muckety.com/Kristian-Denny-Todd/139789.muckety?big=true |archive-date=September 29, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name=WashPostYomKippur>{{cite news|last=Boorstein |first=Michelle |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|date=October 8, 2008 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/07/AR2008100702712.html |title=D.C. Area's Take on Yom Kippur's Downtime |access-date=August 14, 2011}}</ref> She was the spokesperson for the successful U.S. Senate campaign of [[Jim Webb]] in 2006.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/04/AR2006100401762.html |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |title= Democratic Organizer Quits After Calling Allen 'Macacawitz' |first= Tim |last=Craig |date= October 5, 2006}}</ref> Although his wife is Christian, they are raising their two children in the Jewish faith.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://heavy.com/news/2019/06/kristian-denny-todd/ |newspaper=[[Heavy.com]] |title= Kristian Denny Todd, Chuck Todd's Wife: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know |first= Emily |last=Bicks |date= December 9, 2022}}</ref>

Todd is a congregant in the [[Reform Judaism|Reform]] congregation of [[Temple Rodef Shalom (Falls Church, Virginia)|Temple Rodef Shalom]] in [[Falls Church, Virginia]].<ref name=WashPostYomKippur/>

Todd is an avid [[Miami Hurricanes football|Miami Hurricanes]] football fan.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chuck Todd Quotes |url=https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/chuck_todd_648693 |access-date=April 4, 2022 |website=BrainyQuote |language=en}}</ref>

==Awards and honors==
* [[Emmy Awards]] (shared with several other NBC journalists)<ref name="news_emmys_imdb_com">[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2325620/awards/ "Chuck Todd: Awards: News & Documentary Emmy Awards"], [[Internet Movie Database]], retrieved June 5, 2023</ref>
** 2009 Winner, Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast: ''NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt'' for "Bailout Talks Collapse"
** 2009 Nominee, Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a News Magazine: NBC News for coverage of "[[Hurricane Gustav]]"
** 2010 Winner, Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast: ''NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt,'' for "The [[Miracle on the Hudson]]"
** 2010 Nominee, Outstanding Live Coverage of a Current News Story - Long Form, for NBC News Special: ''The [[First inauguration of Barack Obama|Inauguration of Barack Obama]]''
** 2011 Nominee, Outstanding Live Coverage of a Current News Story - Long Form: NBC News for''Decision 2010''
** 2011 Nominee, Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast: ''NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt'' for "[[Iraq]]: The Long Way Out"
** 2015 Nominee, Outstanding Interview: ''Meet the Press'' for "Former Vice President [[Dick Cheney]] Interview"
** 2018 Nominee, Outstanding Short Documentary: for ''Edith+Eddie''
* Honorary degrees:
** Honorary [[Doctor of Humane Letters]] degree (2013) from [[Marymount University]] in recognition of his work in journalism.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.marymount.edu/newsEvents/newsDetails.aspx?Channel=/Channels/Site%20Wide%20Content&WorkflowItemID=f6de525d-7055-4267-a042-33616173b515 |title=News Details |publisher=Marymount.edu |date=February 22, 2013 |access-date=August 17, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131227144600/http://www.marymount.edu/newsEvents/newsDetails.aspx?Channel=%2FChannels%2FSite%20Wide%20Content&WorkflowItemID=f6de525d-7055-4267-a042-33616173b515 |archive-date=December 27, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
** Honorary Doctor of Public Service degree (2022) from [[George Washington University]]<ref name="degrees_2022_05_16_gwu_edu">[https://smpa.gwu.edu/bash-todd-honorary-doctorate-2022 "SMPA National Council Members Dana Bash and Chuck Todd Received Honorary Degrees During 2022 Commencement,"] May 16, 2022, School of Media & Public Affairs, Columbian College of Arts & Sciences, [[George Washington University]], retrieved June 5, 2023</ref><ref name="honorary_2022_04_27_gwu_edu">[https://gwtoday.gwu.edu/political-journalists-dana-bash-chuck-todd-receive-honorary-degrees "Political Journalists Dana Bash, Chuck Todd to Receive Honorary Degrees,"] April 27, 2022, ''GW Today,'' Office of Communications and Marketing, [[George Washington University]], retrieved June 5, 2023</ref>
** honorary degree, [[Marist College]]<ref name="nbc_2020_bio">[https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/biography-chuck-todd-biography-n1240316 "Biography: Chuck Todd"] October 1, 2020, [[NBC News]], retrieved June 5, 2023</ref>
* 2022 Foreign Press Award, The Association and the Club of Foreign Press Correspondents in the United States, retrieved June 5, 2023<ref name="foreign_press_award_2022">[https://foreignpresscorrespondents.org/chuck-todd-foreign-press-awardee-2022-the-association-of-foreign-press-correspondents-usa "Chuck Todd: Foreign Press Awardee 2022,"] The [[Association and the Club of Foreign Press Correspondents in the United States]], retrieved June 5, 2023</ref>
* 2019 Hank Meyer Headliner Award, for journalists who create an inclusive community, [[Miami Coalition of Christians and Jews]].<ref name="meyer_award_2019_socialmiami_com">[[Miami Coalition of Christians and Jews]] (MCCJ), May 13, 2019, ''SocialMiami,'' retrieved June 5, 2023</ref>
* Named "The Most Powerful Journalist in Washington" by ''[[GQ]]'' as part of the magazine's "50 Most Powerful People in Washington" list.<ref name="nbc_2020_bio" />

==Published works==
*Todd, Chuck and Sheldon Gawiser (2009). ''How Barack Obama Won.''
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Latest revision as of 15:50, 7 December 2024

For other people with similar names, see Charles Todd (disambiguation).
Chuck Todd
Todd in 2018
Born
Charles David Todd

(1972-04-08) April 8, 1972 (age 52)
Miami, Florida, U.S.
EducationGeorge Washington University
OccupationJournalist
Title
Spouse
Kristian Denny
​
(m. 2001)​
Children2
WebsiteMeet the Press Official Website

Charles David Todd (born April 8, 1972) is an American television journalist who was the 12th moderator of NBC's Meet the Press. He also hosted Meet the Press Now, its daily edition on NBC News Now and is currently the Chief Political Analyst for NBC News. Before taking the helm of Meet the Press, Todd was Chief White House correspondent for NBC as well as host of The Daily Rundown on MSNBC. He also serves as NBC News' on-air political analyst for NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt and Today.

In June 2023, Todd announced that Kristen Welker would replace him as the moderator of Meet the Press in September 2023.[1] She became the host on September 17, 2023.[2]

Early life and education

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Todd was born on April 8, 1972[3] in Miami, Florida, the son of Lois Cheri (née Bernstein) and Stephen Randolph Todd.[4] He is Jewish on his mother's side and was raised Jewish.[5][6] He graduated from Miami Killian Senior High School in Kendall, an unincorporated suburban community in greater Miami. Todd attended George Washington University from 1990 to 1994. He declared a major in political science and a minor in music but did not earn a degree.[7]

Career

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Political campaigns

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Before entering the world of political reporting and analysis, Todd earned practical political experience on initiative campaigns in Florida and various national campaigns based in Washington, D.C.[8] While in college, Todd worked for the 1992 presidential campaign of Senator Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) and later started working part-time at National Journal's The Hotline.

The Hotline

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From 1992 until March 12, 2007, Todd worked for National Journal's The Hotline, where he was editor-in-chief for six years.[9] As part of his position, Todd also co-hosted, with John Mercurio, the webcast series Hotline TV, consisting of a daily show lasting between three and seven minutes and a weekly show ranging between 20 and 30 minutes. He became a frequent guest on political discussion shows, such as Hardball with Chris Matthews and Inside Politics with Judy Woodruff.

NBC News

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Todd covering the 2008 Democratic National Convention for MSNBC

Tim Russert brought Todd to NBC from The Hotline in March 2007.[9] He became the NBC News political director at that time. In this role, Todd often provided on-air political analysis on political discussion shows, including Morning Joe, Hardball with Chris Matthews, Meet the Press, NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt, and The Rachel Maddow Show[9] and blogged for MSNBC.com at "First Read".[10] He also did a weekly Question and Answer ("Q&A") session with users at Newsvine.[citation needed]

After Tim Russert's death in June 2008, Todd was a candidate to replace him as the host of NBC's Meet the Press,[11] but David Gregory was ultimately selected for the job. On December 18, 2008, NBC announced[12] that Todd would succeed Gregory as NBC News Chief White House Correspondent, partnering with Savannah Guthrie on the news beat. He retained his title as NBC News Political Director and was also named Contributing Editor to Meet the Press. Todd was a focus of an August 2008 Los Angeles Times article paralleling Todd's rise to the rise of cable news networks in coverage of U.S. politics.[13] The article noted the emergence of Todd's fans, deemed "Chuckolytes".[citation needed]

On July 6, 2009, former MSNBC television personality Dan Abrams launched a website service, Mediaite, reporting on media figures. The site ranks all TV-based journalists in America by influence. Todd ranked, as of October 2009, right before Mike Wallace as number five.[14] Todd rose to number two as of December 21, 2011, but fell to 90 as of January 9, 2013. On January 11, 2010, Todd became co-host, with Savannah Guthrie, of The Daily Rundown on MSNBC, airing weekday mornings from 09:00 to 10:00 ET.[citation needed]

On August 14, 2014, NBC announced that Todd would take over as the host of Meet the Press beginning September 7, 2014.[15] While remaining as NBC News political director, Todd left his role as chief White House correspondent as well as anchor of The Daily Rundown.[citation needed]

On July 23, 2015, MSNBC announced Todd would return to the network with a daily political show called MTP Daily, which was airing weekdays at 17:00 ET. The show was an extension of Meet the Press. Todd continued moderating Meet the Press on NBC.[citation needed]

On January 22, 2017, Todd interviewed Kellyanne Conway on Meet the Press, the day after White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer accused the media of deliberately under-reporting the crowd size at President Trump's inaugural ceremony. In a response to Todd's question about the claims, Conway said:

"Our press secretary, Sean Spicer, gave alternative facts to that [i.e., Donald Trump's inaugural crowd size], but the point remains that..."

Todd interrupted her, saying:

"Wait a minute. Alternative facts? ... Alternative facts are not facts. They're falsehoods."[16][17]

On June 26 and 27, 2019, Todd, along with Jose Diaz-Balart, Savannah Guthrie, Lester Holt, and Rachel Maddow, moderated the first pair of 2020 Democratic Party presidential debates. Todd's performance as a moderator, in which he ended up speaking more than all but three of the ten presidential candidates on the first debate, was widely panned. He was particularly criticized for asking candidates lengthy questions and then requesting them to respond "in one or two words".[18][19][20][21]

In a December 2019 interview with Rolling Stone, Todd discussed his belief about how disinformation overtook the media during the Trump administration.[22] However, although Todd had addressed "alternative facts" being lies in January 2017, PressThink—a project of the Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute at New York University—took Todd to task for failing to address the issues as they unfolded.[23]

On Sunday, June 4, 2023, at the end of Meet the Press, Todd announced he would be stepping down from his role as the program moderator later in the year, handing that role to Kristen Welker, as he had hoped—saying that his three decades in the news business had deprived his family, and indicating that he was delighted with the circumstances of his departure, saying it was just the way he had hoped.[24][1]

Other professional ventures

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Todd is an adjunct professor at Johns Hopkins University.[25] He is the author of The Stranger: Barack Obama in the White House. Published in 2014, the Chicago Tribune described the book as "richly sourced and deeply informed," while Publishers Weekly called it "an even-handed, concise, and thorough account."[26] Todd is also co-author, with Sheldon Gawiser, of How Barack Obama Won: A State-by-State Guide to the Historic 2008 Presidential Election, published in 2009.[27] Todd picks NFL football games for Tony Kornheiser on his podcast The Tony Kornheiser Show.[28] Each week, Todd is pitted against Reginald, a monkey, who also picks NFL games. Since September 2016, Todd has hosted the weekly Chuck Toddcast.[29][better source needed]

Personal life

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Todd resides in Arlington, Virginia with his wife, Kristian Denny Todd, and their two children. Kristian Todd is a communications professional and co-founder of Maverick Strategies and Mail, which provides direct-mail and consulting services for Democratic candidates and progressive causes.[30][31] She was the spokesperson for the successful U.S. Senate campaign of Jim Webb in 2006.[32] Although his wife is Christian, they are raising their two children in the Jewish faith.[33]

Todd is a congregant in the Reform congregation of Temple Rodef Shalom in Falls Church, Virginia.[31]

Todd is an avid Miami Hurricanes football fan.[34]

Awards and honors

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  • Emmy Awards (shared with several other NBC journalists)[35]
    • 2009 Winner, Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast: NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt for "Bailout Talks Collapse"
    • 2009 Nominee, Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a News Magazine: NBC News for coverage of "Hurricane Gustav"
    • 2010 Winner, Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast: NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt, for "The Miracle on the Hudson"
    • 2010 Nominee, Outstanding Live Coverage of a Current News Story - Long Form, for NBC News Special: The Inauguration of Barack Obama
    • 2011 Nominee, Outstanding Live Coverage of a Current News Story - Long Form: NBC News forDecision 2010
    • 2011 Nominee, Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast: NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt for "Iraq: The Long Way Out"
    • 2015 Nominee, Outstanding Interview: Meet the Press for "Former Vice President Dick Cheney Interview"
    • 2018 Nominee, Outstanding Short Documentary: for Edith+Eddie
  • Honorary degrees:
  • 2022 Foreign Press Award, The Association and the Club of Foreign Press Correspondents in the United States, retrieved June 5, 2023[40]
  • 2019 Hank Meyer Headliner Award, for journalists who create an inclusive community, Miami Coalition of Christians and Jews.[41]
  • Named "The Most Powerful Journalist in Washington" by GQ as part of the magazine's "50 Most Powerful People in Washington" list.[39]

Published works

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  • Todd, Chuck and Sheldon Gawiser (2009). How Barack Obama Won.
  • Todd, Chuck (2014). The Stranger: Barack Obama in the White House. Little, Brown and Company. ISBN 978-0316079570.

References

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  1. ^ a b Meet the Press [@MeetThePress] (June 4, 2023). "Chuck Todd Announces Departure from MTP After 9 Years" (Tweet). Retrieved June 7, 2023 – via Twitter.
  2. ^ Steinberg, Brian (August 25, 2023). "NBC Will Press Viewers to Meet Kristen Welker in Sunday-Morning News Battle". Variety. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
  3. ^ "Hotline Says, "On Sunday, NBC's Political Director Officially Turns Old"". Fishbowl DC. Media Bistro. April 6, 2007. Archived from the original on October 1, 2009. Retrieved January 22, 2009.
  4. ^ "Charles David Todd (b. 08 Apr 1972)". Familytreemaker.genealogy.com. Retrieved November 30, 2013.
  5. ^ Bloom, Nate (November 13, 2012). "Interfaith Celebrities: Nate Silver, Another Bond, and Happy End". InterfaithFamily. Retrieved August 17, 2013.
  6. ^ Malul, Chen (August 24, 2014). "Former 'Meet the Press' host David Gregory writing book on his Jewish faith". Haaretz.com. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
  7. ^ "GWU Non-degree Alumni". Archived from the original on May 17, 2016. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
  8. ^ "Chuck Todd Leaves Hotline, Joins NBC News As Political Director". Fishbowl DC. Media Bistro. February 14, 2007. Archived from the original on October 1, 2009. Retrieved July 29, 2009.
  9. ^ a b c Barnhart, Aaron (June 14, 2008). "MSNBC's Chuck Todd and Rachel Maddow are young, geeky and hot". Kansas City Star.
  10. ^ "First Read". MSNBC. Archived from the original on October 5, 2006. Retrieved November 30, 2013.
  11. ^ Calderone, Michael (June 14, 2008). "Sundays after Russert". Politico.com.
  12. ^ "Chuck Todd Named NBC News Chief White House Correspondent". NBC Press Release. December 18, 2008. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
  13. ^ Gold, Matea (August 17, 2008). "For political conventions, cable networks are the go-to channels". Los Angeles Times.
  14. ^ "Chuck Todd". Mediaite. Archived from the original on September 9, 2009. Retrieved October 11, 2009.
  15. ^ Carter, Bill (August 14, 2014). "NBC Chooses Chuck Todd to Replace David Gregory on 'Meet the Press'". The New York Times.
  16. ^ Blake, Aaron (January 22, 2017). "Kellyanne Conway says Donald Trump's team has 'alternative facts.' Which pretty much says it all". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
  17. ^ "Meet The Press 1/22/17". NBC News. January 22, 2017. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
  18. ^ Bustillos, Maria. "MSNBC public editor: The Chuck Todd show". Columbia Journalism Review. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  19. ^ Peters, Justin (June 27, 2019). "It Was Almost a Good Debate Until Chuck Todd Mucked It Up". Slate. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  20. ^ Mazza, Ed (June 27, 2019). "Chuck Todd Emerges As The Democratic Debate's Biggest Loser". HuffPost. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  21. ^ Schramm, Molly (June 27, 2019). ""Chatty" Chuck Todd Spoke More Than Most of the Candidates During Night One of the Democratic Primary Debates". Paste Magazine. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  22. ^ Wade, Peter (December 20, 2019). "How Disinformation Spreads, According to Chuck Todd". Rolling Stone.
  23. ^ Rosen, Jay (December 26, 2019). "The Christmas Eve Confessions of Chuck Todd". PressThink.
  24. ^ Todd, Chuck (June 4, 2023). Chuck Todd to step down as Meet the Press moderator after nine years. Meet the Press. NBC News. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
  25. ^ "Chuck Todd NBC News Political Director". MSNBC. June 12, 2007. Archived from the original on April 18, 2007.
  26. ^ Chuck Todd (November 11, 2014). The Stranger: Barack Obama in the White House. Little, Brown. ISBN 9780316079570.
  27. ^ Vintage Press ISBN 978-0-307-47366-0
  28. ^ "Chuck Todd". TK. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
  29. ^ "The Chuck Toddcast". Spotify. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
  30. ^ "Kristian Denny Todd large relationship map". Muckety. Archived from the original on September 29, 2013. Retrieved August 17, 2013.
  31. ^ a b Boorstein, Michelle (October 8, 2008). "D.C. Area's Take on Yom Kippur's Downtime". The Washington Post. Retrieved August 14, 2011.
  32. ^ Craig, Tim (October 5, 2006). "Democratic Organizer Quits After Calling Allen 'Macacawitz'". The Washington Post.
  33. ^ Bicks, Emily (December 9, 2022). "Kristian Denny Todd, Chuck Todd's Wife: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know". Heavy.com.
  34. ^ "Chuck Todd Quotes". BrainyQuote. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
  35. ^ "Chuck Todd: Awards: News & Documentary Emmy Awards", Internet Movie Database, retrieved June 5, 2023
  36. ^ "News Details". Marymount.edu. February 22, 2013. Archived from the original on December 27, 2013. Retrieved August 17, 2013.
  37. ^ "SMPA National Council Members Dana Bash and Chuck Todd Received Honorary Degrees During 2022 Commencement," May 16, 2022, School of Media & Public Affairs, Columbian College of Arts & Sciences, George Washington University, retrieved June 5, 2023
  38. ^ "Political Journalists Dana Bash, Chuck Todd to Receive Honorary Degrees," April 27, 2022, GW Today, Office of Communications and Marketing, George Washington University, retrieved June 5, 2023
  39. ^ a b "Biography: Chuck Todd" October 1, 2020, NBC News, retrieved June 5, 2023
  40. ^ "Chuck Todd: Foreign Press Awardee 2022," The Association and the Club of Foreign Press Correspondents in the United States, retrieved June 5, 2023
  41. ^ Miami Coalition of Christians and Jews (MCCJ), May 13, 2019, SocialMiami, retrieved June 5, 2023
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