Chuck Todd will step down as Meet the Press moderator after nine years in the role. Kristen Welker, NBC News chief White House correspondent, will take over the position. Todd made the announcement at the end of the program June 4, saying many in television “overstay their welcome,” while he’d rather depart “a little bit too soon than stay a tad too long.”
Todd called it a family decision, citing friends who had let their work consume them. He will continue as NBC News chief political analyst.
