Chuck Todd
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Todd in 2016
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Charles David Todd April 8, 1972 Miami, Florida, U.S. |
| Education | George Washington University |
| Occupation | NBC News Political Director Adjunct Professor, Johns Hopkins University |
| Spouse(s) | Kristian Denny Todd |
| Website | nbcnews |
Charles David "Chuck" Todd (born April 8, 1972) is an American television journalist who is the 12th moderator of NBC's Meet the Press, and host of MTP Daily on MSNBC. He also serves as the Political Director for NBC News. Prior to taking the helm of Meet the Press, Todd was Chief White House correspondent for the network and host of The Daily Rundown on MSNBC. He became political director in March 2007. He also serves as NBC News' on-air political analyst for NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt and Today.
Todd was born on April 8, 1972, in Miami, Florida, the son of Lois Cheri (née Bernstein) and Stephen Randolph Todd. He is Jewish on his mother's side, and was raised Jewish. He graduated from Miami Killian Senior High School in Kendall, an unincorporated suburban community in greater Miami. Todd attended George Washington University from 1990 to 1994. He majored in political science and minored in music, but never graduated.
Before entering 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. While in college, Todd worked for the 1992 presidential campaign of Senator Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) and later started working part-time at National Journal's 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. 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.
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