Last month, Fox News host Howard Kurtz bemoaned the “cruel circus” of rumors that David Gregory was on the way out at NBC’s “Meet the Press.” Chris Wallace also condemned the rumors, chastising NBC for leaving Gregory “twisting in the wind.”
Those rumors have only grown, though, with the latest word on the street that Chuck Todd will replace Gregory on Sunday mornings. Politico reports:
Chuck Todd, the NBC News political director and chief White House correspondent, is likely to succeed David Gregory as moderator of “Meet the Press,” with the change expected to be announced in coming weeks, top political sources told POLITICO’s Mike Allen.
The move is an effort by NBC News President Deborah Turness to restore passion and insider cred to a network treasure that has been adrift since the death of Tim Russert in 2008. Gregory, his replacement, suffered from low ratings and, in recent months, an onslaught of negative press reports.
While Todd is not a classic television performer, sources said his NBC bosses have been impressed by his love of the game, which brings with it authenticity, sources and a loyal following among newsmakers and political junkies.
According to @mikeallen "Chuck Todd… is the likely successor to David Gregory as moderator of "Meet the Press,"
— Josh Rogin (@joshrogin) August 11, 2014
https://twitter.com/CuffyMeh/status/498821825951186944
Scofflaw Gun Criminal David Gregory Out At NBC? http://t.co/gfkGB21DvT via @dailycaller
— China is lying (@jtLOL) August 11, 2014
Report @Chucktodd to take over Meet the Press? My enthusiastic take. http://t.co/FqyH0VsXsK
— Jonah Goldberg (@JonahDispatch) August 11, 2014
Who knew? National Review’s Jonah Goldberg is a Chuck Todd fan. No, really.
I know he has his detractors on the right (and on the left!) and I’ve certainly had my disagreements with him. But I remain a fan. He’s a true student of politics and he sincerely tries to call ‘em like he sees him. As anyone who has followed my twitter feed probably knows, I am not a fan of David Gregory’s work at Meet the Press. He has no love for politics and always seems to be looking longingly at the Today Show desk.
Meet The Press: David Gregory or Chuck Todd, what difference, at this point, does it make? http://t.co/gObVs8qj4p
— Legal Insurrection (@LegInsurrection) August 11, 2014
@LegInsurrection @JudicialWatch ZERO. @chucktodd & @davidgregory are right-wing shills for corporate media. Biased POV is NOT journalism.
— #GreenParty ? #VoteGreen then #YellowVestProtest (@dawnsaffron) August 12, 2014
You read that correctly: “right-wing shills.” Richard Grenell, please bring us back to reality.
https://twitter.com/RichardGrenell/status/498950474499129344
They can fire @davidgregory and replace with @chucktodd all they want…
Really doesn’t matter who host Meet the Press, nobody’s watchin'
— ✭ Wayne Dupree ✭ (@WayneDupreeShow) August 11, 2014
They could hire me to replace David Gregory, but they'd have to change the name to Meet The Hangover.
— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) August 11, 2014
.@NBC denies reports it's replacing David Gregory, and that it would never secretly replace a talk-show host behind his back
— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) August 11, 2014
What NBC fails to realize is that they so damaged their brand with MSNBC, it makes no difference whether it's David Gregory or Chuck Todd.
— Media Mucus 4America (@MediaMucusMan) August 12, 2014
Equally insufferable. MT @politico: Chuck Todd likely to replace David Gregory on "Meet the Press"
— Dennis Kauka Jr (@denniskjr) August 12, 2014
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