ATLNewsExpert 455 Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 The rumors keep growing so might as well make a thread right? With rumors over Savanah's long-ish absence from "TODAY", some say it could mean something more. That potentially being she or Kristen Welker could become the first female moderator since the position's inaugural holder Martha Roundtree. What do y'all think? https://www.ftvlive.com/sqsp-test/2022/8/28/savannah-guthrie-to-exit-today-show https://www.thedailybeast.com/nbcs-meet-the-press-shakeup-puts-chuck-todd-in-jeopardy 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/19145-nbc-chucking-chuck-todd-from-mtp/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeatherandTraffic 54 Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 4 minutes ago, ATLNewsExpert said: The rumors keep growing so might as well make a thread right? With rumors over Savanah's long-ish absence from "TODAY", some say it could mean something more. That potentially being she or Kristen Welker could become the first female moderator since the position's inaugural holder Martha Roundtree. What do y'all think? https://www.ftvlive.com/sqsp-test/2022/8/28/savannah-guthrie-to-exit-today-show https://www.thedailybeast.com/nbcs-meet-the-press-shakeup-puts-chuck-todd-in-jeopardy If the rumors are true then good riddance to Chuck Todd. He's not a good moderator and asset to NBC. People on the left, right and center can't stand him. As for Guthrie, MTP would be a promotion for her and Craig Melvin can take her place as Co-Host with Hoda. But it's FTV Live, lets take it with a grain of salt. 8 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/19145-nbc-chucking-chuck-todd-from-mtp/#findComment-276840 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew 149 Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 I dont take her long absence from the show as anything. Its the summer months and she has been at Today for over 10 years now I bet her vacation weeks are high now. Plus once September hits no vacation for sometime. Plus if they were going to move Chuck Todd off of MTP why would they launch MTP Now with Chuck. Wouldnt they just launch it without the MTP branding? 2 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/19145-nbc-chucking-chuck-todd-from-mtp/#findComment-276842 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCA TK47 277 Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 Never trust a guy who combs it forward. 1 10 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/19145-nbc-chucking-chuck-todd-from-mtp/#findComment-276843 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATLNewsExpert 455 Posted August 30, 2022 Author Share Posted August 30, 2022 9 hours ago, WeatherandTraffic said: If the rumors are true then good riddance to Chuck Todd. He's not a good moderator and asset to NBC. People on the left, right and center can't stand him. Very true, obviously there won't be another Tim Russet who raised the bar for moderators, but there's just something about the fact that Todd undoubtedly lowered that same bar 1 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/19145-nbc-chucking-chuck-todd-from-mtp/#findComment-276866 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorningNews 1448 Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 Speculation but I have to say I wondered what they might do next. NBC is known for making knee-jerk decisions based on ratings. GMA has become the winner across the board in recent months but not necessarily because of its own strength, but because Today is hemorrhaging viewers. MTP has fallen to 3rd place behind FTN and This Week. 1 1 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/19145-nbc-chucking-chuck-todd-from-mtp/#findComment-276867 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickp 337 Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 I miss Tim Russert and the days when Meet the Press was worth watching 9 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/19145-nbc-chucking-chuck-todd-from-mtp/#findComment-276869 Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbsgeo 25 Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 Savannah was off around this time last year too. I remember it vividly cause it was when they were renovating Studio 1A and Craig & Hoda were anchoring from the second floor. 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/19145-nbc-chucking-chuck-todd-from-mtp/#findComment-276882 Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianpr3 178 Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 Would savannah have to move to dc or will she be booking lots of Amtrak points 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/19145-nbc-chucking-chuck-todd-from-mtp/#findComment-277380 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavin M. 94 Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 21 hours ago, brianpr3 said: Would savannah have to move to dc or will she be booking lots of Amtrak points I mean if George can do it she can too. He traveled back and fourth. For GMA and This Week. Ofc when he became breaking news anchor he moved the shotw to New York and split anchor roles with Martha doing it every other week. But she probably won’t get a breaking news role as that will be kept for Lester Holt while he stays hoe long he wants. 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/19145-nbc-chucking-chuck-todd-from-mtp/#findComment-277475 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MediaZone4K 2176 Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 (edited) On 8/30/2022 at 8:46 AM, nickp said: I miss Tim Russert and the days when Meet the Press was worth watching Yup! I don't think Savannah is necessarily the answer for MTP. Plus how legitimate are these rumors that she and Hoda don't get along? What is it about the culture of Today --and NBC News entirely-- that always has hosts leaving in controversy? Kristen Welker wouldn't be bad. An outside face might also help the program. Edited September 10, 2022 by iron_lion 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/19145-nbc-chucking-chuck-todd-from-mtp/#findComment-277541 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidwestTV 1232 Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 On 8/30/2022 at 7:54 AM, MorningNews said: Speculation but I have to say I wondered what they might do next. NBC is known for making knee-jerk decisions based on ratings. GMA has become the winner across the board in recent months but not necessarily because of its own strength, but because Today is hemorrhaging viewers. MTP has fallen to 3rd place behind FTN and This Week. They do have a history of knee-jerking (Ann Curry), but there has been VERY vocal disdain for Chuck Todd online all year. It seems like every Sunday he's trending on twitter and it's never anything good. Granted, it's Twitter, and the people who are fans of NBC/MSNBC are ideologically to the left much like the company. Biggest criticisms of Todd I've seen is that he's moved too far right or, as an attempt to not seem like a left-leaning shill, he's tried (unsuccessfully) to play Devil's advocate or be more "neutral." I think he got too big for his britches as time went on. He might have been an ok choice initially as a replacement, but I think it's clearly time to move on. It's the same situation with Andrea Mitchell. 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/19145-nbc-chucking-chuck-todd-from-mtp/#findComment-277554 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nycnewsjunkie 1441 Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 2 hours ago, MidwestTV said: They do have a history of knee-jerking (Ann Curry), but there has been VERY vocal disdain for Chuck Todd online all year. It seems like every Sunday he's trending on twitter and it's never anything good. Granted, it's Twitter, and the people who are fans of NBC/MSNBC are ideologically to the left much like the company. Biggest criticisms of Todd I've seen is that he's moved too far right or, as an attempt to not seem like a left-leaning shill, he's tried (unsuccessfully) to play Devil's advocate or be more "neutral." I think he got too big for his britches as time went on. He might have been an ok choice initially as a replacement, but I think it's clearly time to move on. It's the same situation with Andrea Mitchell. I wouldn’t put too much stock into the Twitter complaints. There are many people out there who will cry “bias” if someone is the slightest bit critical of their ideological viewpoint (also, Twitter is home to a lot of sociopaths). That said, Chuck Todd just isn’t a good presenter or moderator, and can come off as pretentious at times. Like you said, he got too big for his britches. 4 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/19145-nbc-chucking-chuck-todd-from-mtp/#findComment-277557 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorningNews 1448 Posted September 11, 2022 Share Posted September 11, 2022 Yeah IIRC Chuck has always been one of the more universally disliked NBCers. His on screen presence makes me uncomfortable. 2 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/19145-nbc-chucking-chuck-todd-from-mtp/#findComment-277589 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newsjunkie24 506 Posted September 11, 2022 Share Posted September 11, 2022 He's probably one of the most disliked people right now in the TV News business in general. 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/19145-nbc-chucking-chuck-todd-from-mtp/#findComment-277600 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Action Newsroom 1281 Posted June 4, 2023 Share Posted June 4, 2023 It's official. He'll be replaced by MTP Now co-host Kristen Welker after his departure in September. https://deadline.com/2023/06/chuck-todd-meet-the-press-kristen-welker-1235404310/ 1 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/19145-nbc-chucking-chuck-todd-from-mtp/#findComment-287132 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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