Former NBC News host and analyst Chuck Todd teased his next project after leaving the network, implying it was “a bit earlier than frankly we had all originally planned.”

A longtime major figure of NBC and MSNBC’s political coverage, Mr. Todd became less omnipresent in recent years.

Chuck Todd, who joined NBC News in 2007 as political director and moderated 'Meet the Press' from 2009 to 2024, is departing the network.

Todd joins a slew of on-air journalists who have left their positions with major news networks. Find out what he’s doing after his departure from NBC.

Chuck Todd, who served as moderator of the Sunday morning NBC News franchise “Meet the Press” from 2014 to 2023, announced to colleagues Friday morning that he is leaving the network. Since handing the “Meet the Press” moderator baton to Kristen Welker, Todd has served as NBC’s chief political analyst.

Chuck Todd announced Friday that he will leave his role as NBC’s chief political analyst to “pursue ventures outside” the network. The former Meet the Press moderator—and an NBC mainstay for nearly 20 years whose past roles also included serving as the network’s chief White House correspondent—has reportedly already been talking with other media organizations as he explores his next steps,

Chuck Todd is moving on. The journalist announced on Friday, January 31, that he will be leaving NBC News. He shared the news in a memo to his fellow staffers.

Former “Meet the Press” moderator Chuck Todd is leaving NBC News after nearly two decades at the network. Former “Meet the Press” moderator Chuck Todd is leaving NBC News after nearly 18 years at the network.