Former “Meet the Press” moderator Chuck Todd says he is leaving NBC News, marking another major departure from a news network during the new Trump administration.
Mr. Todd, who joined the network in 2007, announced his decision on Friday.
“Look, I’ve been here a long time,” he said on “The Chuck ToddCast.”
He said his exit is coming a “bit earlier” than planned but is excited about new projects. He said they will be related to the “future of news,” including local coverage.
“I think the media has a lot of work to do to win back the trust [of people], and I think, frankly, national media isn’t the place that’s going to be able to do it,” Mr. Todd said.
He said that’s not an indictment of national media but an acknowledgment that people tend to trust local sources more. He also called out reporters who behave like “activists,” saying they’re not “doing this job correctly.”
Mr. Todd, 52, moderated the iconic Sunday morning newsmaker show, “Meet the Press,” for nine years before he was replaced by Kristen Welker in 2023.
He is the second major news personality to announce his departure this week.
Jim Acosta, known for clashes with President Trump, announced his departure from CNN on Tuesday.
Mr. Acosta decided to resign after the network tried to move him from a 10 a.m. time slot to a midnight one, which would leave him with fewer viewers.
CNN, in a statement to The New York Times, denied that it was catering to Mr. Trump’s world and said its realignment would have placed Mr. Acosta in prime time on the West Coast.
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