Chuck Todd Biography
Chuck Todd is a television journalist from the United States who is the 12th and current moderator of NBC’s Meet the Press. He also serves as the Political Director for NBC News and hosts MTP Daily on MSNBC.
How old is Chuck Todd? – Age
He is 51 years old as of 8 April 2023. He was born in 1972 in Miami, Florida, United States. His real name is Charles David Todd.
Chuck Todd Education
He declared a major in political science and a minor in music but did not earn a degree. In recognition of his contributions to journalism, Todd was awarded an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree by Marymount University. Todd is a member of Temple Rodef Shalom’s Reform congregation in Falls Church, Virginia.
Who is Chuck Todd’s Father? – Family
Todd is the son of Stephen Randolph Todd and Lois Cheri (née Bernstein). He was raised Jewish and is Jewish on his mother’s side. He graduated from Miami Killian Senior High School in Kendall, a Miami-Dade County unincorporated suburb. Todd studied at George Washington University between 1990 and 1994.
Who is Chuck Todd’s Wife?
Todd and his wife, Kristian Denny Todd, live in Arlington, Virginia, with their two children. She is a communications professional and the co-founder of Maverick Strategies and Mail, a company that provides direct mail and consulting services to Democratic candidates and progressive causes. In 2006, she was the spokesperson for Senator Jim Webb’s successful U.S. Senate campaign.
Chuck Todd Politics
Todd gained practical political experience on initiative campaigns in Florida and various national campaigns based in Washington, D.C. before entering the world of political reporting and analysis. Todd worked for Senator Tom Harkin’s (D-Iowa) 1992 presidential campaign while in college and later started working part-time at National Journal’s The Hotline.
Chuck Todd Career
Todd was hired by Tim Russert from The Hotline in March 2007. At the time, he was the political director for NBC News. Todd frequently provided on-air political analysis on political discussion shows such as Morning Joe, Hardball with Chris Matthews, Meet the Press, NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt, and The Rachel Maddow Show in this capacity, and he also blogged for MSNBC.com at “First Read.” He also hosted a weekly Question and Answer (“Q&A”) session with Newsvine users.
Todd was a candidate to replace Tim Russert as host of NBC’s Meet the Press after his death in June 2008, but David Gregory was ultimately chosen. On December 18, 2008, NBC announced that Todd would succeed Gregory as NBC News Chief White House Correspondent, collaborating on the news beat with Savannah Guthrie. He kept his position as NBC News Political Director while also becoming a Contributing Editor to Meet the Press. Todd was the subject of a Los Angeles Times article in August 2008, which compared Todd’s rise to the rise of cable news networks in coverage of US politics. The article mentioned the rise of Todd’s fans, dubbed “Chuckolytes.”
Former MSNBC television personality Dan Abrams launched Mediaite, a website service that reports on media figures, on July 6, 2009. The website ranks all TV-based journalists in America based on their influence. Todd was ranked fifth in October 2009, just ahead of Mike Wallace. Todd rose to number two on December 21, 2011, but dropped to number 90 on January 9, 2013. Todd joined Savannah Guthrie as co-host of The Daily Rundown on MSNBC on January 11, 2010, which airs weekday mornings from 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. ET.
NBC announced on August 14, 2014, that Todd would take over as host of Meet the Press beginning September 7, 2014. Todd left his position as chief White House correspondent and anchor of The Daily Rundown while remaining as NBC News political director. On July 23, 2015, MSNBC announced Todd’s return to the network with MTP Daily, a daily political show airing weekdays at 17:00 ET. The show was a spin-off of Meet the Press.
Todd continued to host NBC’s Meet the Press. Todd interviewed Kellyanne Conway on Meet the Press on January 22, 2017, the day after White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer accused the media of deliberately underreporting the size of the crowd at President Trump’s inaugural ceremony. Todd moderated the first pair of 2020 Democratic Party presidential debates on June 26 and 27, 2019, alongside Jose Diaz-Balart, Savannah Guthrie, Lester Holt, and Rachel Maddow. Todd’s performance as moderator, in which he spoke more than all but four of the presidential candidates on the first night of debates, was widely panned. Todd was also chastised for asking lengthy questions to candidates and then asking them to respond “in one or two words.”
Todd discussed his belief about how disinformation overtook the media during the Trump administration in a December 2019 interview with Rolling Stone; however, while Todd had addressed “alternative facts” being lies in January 2017, PressThink, a project of the Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute at New York University, chastised Todd for failing to address the issues as they unfolded.
Todd was chastised on February 11, 2020, for quoting a conservative columnist on air during his show about 2020 presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, who compared Sanders and his supporters to Nazi Brownshirts.
What’s Chuck Todd’s Salary?
Todd earns an annual salary of $4 million.
Chuck Todd Net Worth
She has an estimated net worth of $12 Million.