Biography

Charles David Todd (born April 8, 1972) is an American journalist who was the twelfth moderator of NBC's Meet the Press and is the current host of the podcast The Chuck ToddCast. During his time at NBC News between 2007 and 2025, Todd also hosted Meet the Press Now, its daily edition on NBC News Now, and served as the Chief Political Analyst for NBC News as well. Before taking the helm of Meet the Press, Todd was Chief White House correspondent for NBC as well as host of The Daily Rundown on MSNBC. He also served as NBC News' on-air political analyst for NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt and Today. In June 2023, Todd announced that Kristen Welker would replace him as the moderator of Meet the Press in September 2023. She became the host on September 17, 2023. In January 2025, Todd announced his exit from NBCUniversal to pursue other endeavors.