1. Charles David Todd was born on April 8,1972 and is an American television journalist who was the 12th moderator of NBC's Meet the Press.
25 Facts About Chuck Todd
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Chuck Todd served as NBC News' on-air political analyst for NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt and Today.
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In June 2023, Chuck Todd announced that Kristen Welker would replace him as the moderator of Meet the Press in September 2023.
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Chuck Todd was born on April 8,1972 in Miami, Florida, the son of Lois Cheri and Stephen Randolph Chuck Todd.
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Chuck Todd is Jewish on his mother's side and was raised Jewish.
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Chuck Todd graduated from Miami Killian Senior High School in Kendall, an unincorporated suburban community in greater Miami.
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Chuck Todd declared a major in political science and a minor in music but did not earn a degree.
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From 1992 until March 12,2007, Chuck Todd worked for National Journal's The Hotline, where he was editor-in-chief for six years.
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Chuck Todd became a frequent guest on political discussion shows, such as Hardball with Chris Matthews and Inside Politics with Judy Woodruff.
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Chuck Todd became the NBC News political director at that time.
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Chuck Todd did a weekly Question and Answer session with users at Newsvine.
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On December 18,2008, NBC announced that Chuck Todd would succeed Gregory as NBC News Chief White House Correspondent, partnering with Savannah Guthrie on the news beat.
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Chuck Todd retained his title as NBC News Political Director and was named Contributing Editor to Meet the Press.
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Chuck Todd was a focus of an August 2008 Los Angeles Times article paralleling Chuck Todd's rise to the rise of cable news networks in coverage of US politics.
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Chuck Todd ranked, as of October 2009, right before Mike Wallace as number five.
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Chuck Todd rose to number two as of December 21,2011, but fell to 90 as of January 9,2013.
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On January 11,2010, Chuck Todd became co-host, with Savannah Guthrie, of The Daily Rundown on MSNBC, airing weekday mornings from 09:00 to 10:00 ET.
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On January 22,2017, Chuck 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.
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Chuck Todd was particularly criticized for asking candidates lengthy questions and then requesting them to respond "in one or two words".
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On January 12,2025, Semafor published a report, claiming Chuck Todd had been "quietly" meeting with organizers in Washington media, with plans to exit NBC "when his contract is up" sometime later in the year.
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Chuck Todd is the author of The Stranger: Barack Obama in the White House.
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Each week, Chuck Todd is pitted against Reginald, a monkey, who picks NFL games.
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Kristian Chuck 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.
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Chuck Todd was the spokesperson for the successful US Senate campaign of Jim Webb in 2006.
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Chuck Todd is a congregant in the Reform congregation of Temple Rodef Shalom in Falls Church, Virginia.