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Chuck Todd
Chuck Todd in 2006
Born
Charles David Todd

(1972-04-08) April 8, 1972 (age 52)
Miami, Florida, USA
EducationGeorge Washington University
Occupation(s)NBC News Chief White House Correspondent and Political Director
Contributing Editor to Meet the Press, Adjunct Professor, Johns Hopkins University
SpouseKristian Denny Todd
ChildrenDaughter: Margaret Todd, Son: Harrison Todd
Websitehttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17814579/

Charles David “Chuck” Todd (born April 8, 1972 in Miami, Fla.)[2] is an American journalist, Chief White House Correspondent and political director for NBC News, and contributing editor to Meet the Press.[3] He is an occasional contributor to other news outlets, including The Atlantic.

Career

Political campaigns

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.[4] 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

From 1992 until March 12, 2007, Todd worked for National Journal's The Hotline, where he was editor-in-chief for six years.[5] 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 zee a frequent guest on political discussion shows, such as Hardball with Chris Matthews and Inside Politics with Judy Woodruff.

NBC News

Tim Russert brought Todd to NBC from The Hotline in March 2007.[5] 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,[6] 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[5] and blogs for MSNBC.com at "First Read."[7] He also does a weekly Question and Answer ("Q&A") session with users at Newsvine.

On December 18, 2008, NBC announced[8] 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.[9] The article noted the emergence of Todd's fans, deemed "Chuckolytes".

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.[10]

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 ranks, as of October 2009, right before Mike Wallace as number five.[11] As of December 21, 2011, Todd is number two.

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.

On December 14, 2011, while on the set of Morning Joe, Todd was unaware that a camera was on him and he flipped his middle finger to someone off screen.[12]

Personal

Todd is a native of Miami, Florida. He attended George Washington University from 1990 to 1994; although he majored in political science and minored in music, he did not graduate.[13] Todd is an adjunct professor at Johns Hopkins University.[14] He resides in Arlington, Virginia, with his wife, Kristian Denny Todd, daughter Margaret, and son Harrison.[15] Kristian Denny Todd is a Democratic operative and communications professional.[15][16]

On February 18, 2012, Chuck valiantly served as the best man in the wedding of Scott and Amy Frederick. They were blissfully united in a small ceremony of approximately 70 attendees at the bride's parents' church in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

References

  1. ^ Boorstein, Michelle. The Washington Post, 8 October 2008, "D.C. Area's Take on Yom Kippur's Downtime". Accessed 14 August 2011.
  2. ^ "Hotline Says, "On Sunday, NBC's Political Director Officially Turns Old"". Fishbowl DC. Media Bistro. April 6, 2007.
  3. ^ "Chuck Todd Named NBC News Political Director and On-Air Analyst". NBC Press Release. 2007-02-14.
  4. ^ "Chuck Todd Leaves Hotline, Joins NBC News As Political Director". Fishbowl DC. Media Bistro. February 14, 2007.
  5. ^ a b c Barnhart, Aaron (2008-06-14). "MSNBC's Chuck Todd and Rachel Maddow are young, geeky and hot". Kansas City Star.
  6. ^ Calderone, Michael (2008-06-14). "Sundays after Russert". Politico.com.
  7. ^ "First Read".
  8. ^ "Chuck Todd Named NBC News Chief White House Correspondent". NBC Press Release. 2008-12-18.
  9. ^ Gold, Matea (2008-08-17). "For political conventions, cable networks are the go-to channels". Los Angeles Times.
  10. ^ Vintage Press ISBN 978-0-307-47366-0
  11. ^ "Chuck Todd". Mediaite. Retrieved October 11, 2009.
  12. ^ Shaw, Lucas (December 14, 2011). "NBC's Chuck Todd Flips Off 'Morning Joe' Viewers". Reuters. Retrieved December 14, 2011.
  13. ^ Todd, Chuck (2006-05-24). "Just How Warm Is The Water?". NationalJournal.com.
  14. ^ "Chuck Todd NBC News Political Director". MSNBC. 2007-06-12.
  15. ^ a b http://www.maverickstrat.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2&Itemid=5
  16. ^ http://www.muckety.com/Kristian-Denny-Todd/139789.muckety?big=true

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