Chuck Todd, the former host of \u201cMeet the Press,\u201d is departing NBC News, as he informed his colleagues in a memo on Friday.<\/p>\n
The decision comes as Todd seeks new opportunities outside the NBCUniversal family, Variety reported.<\/p>\n
In recent weeks, Todd has reportedly been in discussions with other news organizations and potential employers. His contract with NBC News, which was set to expire after the 2024 election, had been expected to come to an end around that time.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s never a perfect time to leave a place that\u2019s been a professional home for so long, but I\u2019m pretty excited about a few new projects that are on the cusp of going from \u2018pie in the sky\u2019 to \u2018near reality,\u2019 Todd told NBC News staffers in a memo Friday, per Variety. \u201cSo I\u2019m grateful for the chance to get a jump start on my next chapter during this important moment.\u201d<\/p>\n
He said his \u201cChuck Toddcast\u201d podcast would be \u201ccoming with me,\u201d while also urging colleagues to \u201cstay tuned for an announcement about its new home soon.\u201d<\/p>\n
Todd plans \u201cto continue to share my reporting and unique perspective of covering politics with data and history as important baselines in understanding where we were, where we are and where we\u2019re going,\u201d he said in the memo.<\/p>\n
NBCUniversal management has also responded to the host\u2019s impending departure.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re grateful for Chuck\u2019s many contributions to our political coverage during his nearly two-decade career at NBC News and for his deep commitment to Meet the Press and its enduring legacy,\u201d NBC News said in a statement. \u201cWe wish him all the best in his next endeavors.\u201d<\/p>\n
In recent months, many employees at traditional TV networks have been exploring opportunities with digital and tech-focused outlets, reflecting the tougher economics of national newsgathering today. Earlier this week, CNN anchor Jim Acosta revealed he was leaving the Warner Bros. Discovery-backed network to start his own Substack.<\/p>\n
Former CNN host Don Lemon and former Fox News star Megyn Kelly are also among the prominent TV anchors who have transitioned to digital media, though Kelly\u2019s show has been far more popular.<\/p>\n
Told told staffers he expected to continue to try to build new media businesses.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe media has a lot of work to do to win back the trust of viewers\/listeners\/readers and I\u2019m convinced the best place to start is from the bottom up. At my core, I\u2019m an entrepreneur \u2014 I spent my first 15 years professionally working for the company that started the political newsletter craze that dominates today. And this is a ripe moment,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe only way to fix this information eco system is to stop whining about the various ways the social media companies are manipulating things and instead roll up our collective sleeves and start with local,\u201d Todd continued. \u201cNational media can\u2019t win trust back without having a robust partner locally and trying to game algorithms is no way to inform and report.<\/p>\n
\u201cPeople are craving community and that\u2019s something national media or the major social media companies can\u2019t do as well as local media,\u201d said Todd, who, like most others in the \u2018legacy\u2019 media, has long since fallen out of favor with a majority of Americans over left-wing bias.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor the third consecutive year, more U.S. adults have no trust at all in the media (36%) than trust it a great deal or fair amount. Another 33% of Americans express \u2018not very much\u201d confidence,\u2019 Gallup reported in October.<\/p>\n
Trust in the media hit a high of 72 percent in 1976, according to the polling firm, with just 22 percent of Americans expressing little or \u201cnot very much\u201d confidence in the major news outlets of the day.<\/p>\n
Trust has nosedived since, falling nearly every year to its current <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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