Chuck Todd
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| Born | Charles David Todd April 8, 1972 Miami, Florida, USA |
| Education | George Washington University |
| Occupation | Host of The Daily Rundown, NBC News Chief White House Correspondent and Political Director Contributing Editor to Meet the Press, Adjunct Professor, Johns Hopkins University |
| Spouse(s) | Kristian Denny Todd |
| Children | Daughter: Margaret Todd, Son: Harrison Todd |
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| http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17814579/ | |
Charles David "Chuck" Todd (born April 8, 1972)[1] is the Chief White House Correspondent for NBC News, as well as the host of The Daily Rundown on MSNBC. He became NBC News' political director in March 2007. He also serves as NBC News' on-air political analyst for NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams, Today, Meet the Press, and MSNBC.
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Personal life [edit]
Todd was born in Miami, Florida, the son of Lois Cheri (née Bernstein) and Stephen Randolph Todd.[2] He is Jewish on his mother's side, and was raised Jewish.[3] He graduated from Miami Killian Senior High School in the West Kendall neighborhood of greater Miami. Todd attended George Washington University from 1990 to 1994; although he majored in political science and minored in music, he did not graduate.[4]
Todd resides in Arlington, Virginia, with his wife, Kristian Denny Todd, daughter Margaret, and son Harrison.[5] Kristian Denny Todd is a communications professional and cofounder of Maverick Strategies and Mail, which provides direct mail and consulting services for Democratic candidates and progressive causes.[5][6][7]
Career [edit]
Political campaigns [edit]
Before coming to the world of political reporting and analysis, Todd earned practical political experience on initiative campaigns in Florida and various national campaigns based in Washington, D.C.[8] While in college, Todd worked for the 1992 presidential campaign of Senator Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) and later started part time at The Hotline.
The Hotline [edit]
From 1992 until March 12, 2007, Todd worked for National Journal's The Hotline, where he was editor-in-chief for six years.[9] As part of his position, Todd also co-hosted, with John Mercurio, the webcast series Hotline TV, consisting of a daily show lasting between three and seven minutes and a weekly show ranging between 20 and 30 minutes. He became a frequent guest on political discussion shows, such as Hardball with Chris Matthews and Inside Politics with Judy Woodruff.
NBC News [edit]
Tim Russert brought Todd to NBC from The Hotline in March 2007.[9] He became NBC News’ political director at that time. After Russert's death, Todd was a candidate to replace him as the host of NBC's Meet the Press,[10] but David Gregory was ultimately selected for the job.
As NBC News Political Director, Todd often provides on-air political analysis on political discussion shows, including Morning Joe, Hardball with Chris Matthews, Meet the Press, NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams, and The Rachel Maddow Show[9] and blogs for MSNBC.com at "First Read."[11] He also does a weekly Question and Answer ("Q&A") session with users at Newsvine.
On December 18, 2008, NBC announced[12] that Todd would succeed Gregory as NBC News Chief White House Correspondent, partnering with Savannah Guthrie on the news beat. He retained his title as NBC News Political Director and was also named Contributing Editor to Meet the Press.
Todd was a focus of an August 2008 Los Angeles Times article paralleling Todd's rise to the rise of cable news networks in coverage of U.S. politics.[13] The article noted the emergence of Todd's fans, deemed "Chuckolytes".
On July 6, 2009, former MSNBC television personality Dan Abrams launched a website service, Mediaite, reporting on media figures. The site ranks all TV-based journalists in America by influence. Todd ranked, as of October 2009, right before Mike Wallace as number five.[14] Todd rose to number two as of December 21, 2011, but has since fallen to 90 as of January 09, 2013.
On January 11, 2010, Todd became co-host, with Savannah Guthrie, of The Daily Rundown on MSNBC, weekday mornings from 9 to 10 a.m. ET.
Other professional ventures [edit]
Todd is an adjunct professor at Johns Hopkins University.[15] Todd is also co-author, with Sheldon Gawiser, of How Barack Obama Won: A State-by-State Guide to the Historic 2008 Presidential Election, published in 2009.[16]
References [edit]
- ^ "Hotline Says, "On Sunday, NBC's Political Director Officially Turns Old"". Fishbowl DC (Media Bistro). April 6, 2007.
- ^ http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/b/e/r/Dorothy-B-Bernstein-FL/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0010.html
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- ^ Todd, Chuck (2006-05-24). "Just How Warm Is The Water?". NationalJournal.com.
- ^ a b http://www.maverickstrat.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2&Itemid=5
- ^ http://www.muckety.com/Kristian-Denny-Todd/139789.muckety?big=true
- ^ Boorstein, Michelle. The Washington Post, 8 October 2008, "D.C. Area's Take on Yom Kippur's Downtime". Accessed 14 August 2011.
- ^ "Chuck Todd Leaves Hotline, Joins NBC News As Political Director". Fishbowl DC (Media Bistro). February 14, 2007.
- ^ a b c Barnhart, Aaron (2008-06-14). "MSNBC’s Chuck Todd and Rachel Maddow are young, geeky and hot". Kansas City Star.
- ^ Calderone, Michael (2008-06-14). "Sundays after Russert". Politico.com.
- ^ "First Read".
- ^ "Chuck Todd Named NBC News Chief White House Correspondent". NBC Press Release. 2008-12-18.
- ^ Gold, Matea (2008-08-17). "For political conventions, cable networks are the go-to channels". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ "Chuck Todd". Mediaite. Retrieved October 11, 2009.
- ^ "Chuck Todd NBC News Political Director". MSNBC. 2007-06-12.
- ^ Vintage Press ISBN 978-0-307-47366-0
External links [edit]
- Chuck Todd - NBC News Political Director
- First Read - MSNBC
- Chuck Todd on Twitter
- Appearances on C-SPAN
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