One reason it’s been hard to find a replacement for the Toddler is that nobody wants the job. Meet the Press was once the second most prestigious job at NBC News behind Nightly News anchor. The DC news corps as a whole fell into a politics as horse race swoon and the viewers are just not having it anymore. And finally the journalists are getting it. Reporters might see becoming MTP host as a step down or a career killer and just ask not to be considered for the job.
On Tue, Aug 30, 2022 at 7:18 AM PGage <[email protected]> wrote: > Eight months after Kevin asked how Todd continued to keep his job, signs > that whatever blackmail material Todd had locked in his safe has begun to > lose its potency. The Daily Beast reported last night that the new MTP > Producer is moving towards replacing Todd with current WH Correspondent > Kristen Welker. Even so, the process outlined continues to be > excruciatingly slow… > > ===========&& > > “David P. Gelles, a long-time CNN producer…was parachuted in to help fix > the sinking show, which is down 21 percent in total viewership and 24 > percent in the key advertising demographic compared to last year—more than > any of the other Sunday politics shows. > > Gelles’ first order of business, multiple sources said, is deciding what > to do about Chuck Todd, who despite recently signing a two-year extension, > as Confider has learned, has baffled many at NBC with how long he’s > remained atop the struggling show. > > NBC White House correspondent Kristen Welker is being groomed to replace > Todd, multiple insiders with knowledge of the matter said, and is expected > to take on more hosting duties as the midterm elections approach.“ > > https://www.thedailybeast.com/nbcs-meet-the-press-shakeup-puts-chuck-todd-in-jeopardy > > > On Sun, 26 Dec 2021 at 5:33 PM Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: > >> How — I ask you rhetorically — does Chuck Todd not get fired? >> >> Today he had another embarrassing exchange on Meet The Press: >> >> Todd: "Parents are saying 'hey don't make my kid feel guilty." And a >> parent of color is going...'I need to teach reality.'" >> >> Hannah-Jones: "You should just think a little bit about your framing. You >> said 'parents.' And then you said 'parents of color.' So the 'white' is >> silent." >> >> I’d say it was all downhill from there, but Todd has never been uphill. >> >> The exchange can be found on this link: >> >> https://twitter.com/jannwolfe/status/1475145444321812488?s=21 >> >> Keith Olbermann is (again) calling for Todd to be removed, though he >> again elevates Russert, whose career was equally ponderous: >> >> https://twitter.com/keitholbermann/status/1475146349607886850?s=21 >> >> >> -- >> Kevin M. (RPCV) >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "TVorNotTV" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKgmY4CoGzs62E_KMKiLfo3Uh_YC8BiBXrFxKJ%3DWLx3tz4AU8w%40mail.gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKgmY4CoGzs62E_KMKiLfo3Uh_YC8BiBXrFxKJ%3DWLx3tz4AU8w%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . > > >> -- > Sent from Gmail Mobile > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKGtkYLwg2iO4mtDY41RR-vinhMQd1B_D%2BnLyuDrSdnQHHuktw%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKGtkYLwg2iO4mtDY41RR-vinhMQd1B_D%2BnLyuDrSdnQHHuktw%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJE-FiFPoNN-ehHDq7mMgJbz-qrfee9A3%3D4kPH1_w6RMWWr%3DCg%40mail.gmail.com.
