Chuck Todd is preparing to leave NBC News and discussing new gigs with other networks, report says
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Todd’s reported departure this year comes after the former Meet the Press host has seen his role significantly reduced. “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,” Semafor reported on Sunday night.
Despite Todd still being positioned as NBC News’ top political analyst following his exit from Meet the Press, his presence on the news network’s airwaves has been far less prominent over the past year. Still, he did make waves last spring when he publicly admonished the network on-air for hiring former Republican National Committee chairwoman Ronna McDaniel as a political commentator, opening the floodgates for more internal backlash that eventually led NBC News to backtrack on its decision.
While Todd’s open criticism of NBC News prompted some staffers to wonder whether his time with the network would soon be coming to an end, his rumored departure this year could also just be part of the new normal within the linear television news industry.
First off, NBC Universal’s parent company Comcast announced late last year that it would be spinning off most of its cable assets into a separate standalone company, Spin Co. This means that MSNBC and CNBC will eventually no longer be part of NBC News, leaving longtime NBC News newscasters such as Todd with fewer options and opportunities.
