Chuck Todd leaves Meet the Press and will be replaced by Kristen Welker : NPR

‘Meet The Press’ moderator Chuck Todd speaks on SiriusXM’s Author Confidential on December 3, 2014 in Washington, DC.

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‘Meet The Press’ moderator Chuck Todd speaks on SiriusXM’s Author Confidential on December 3, 2014 in Washington, DC.

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Meet the press Host and moderator Chuck Todd announced on Sunday that he would be stepping down from the popular political show in a few months.

Todd said at the end of the Sunday show that he would hand over hosting duties in September.

“While today won’t be my last show, it will be my last summer here at Meet the press,” he said.

“I loved this job so much – helping explain America to Washington and explaining Washington to America,” Todd added.

NBC’s chief White House correspondent Kristen Welker will become the show’s new host, saying in a tweet that she “learned so much from sitting with [Todd] at the front desk and just experiencing his passion for politics” and is “humbled and grateful” to take over.

According to NBC, Todd will remain at the network in a new role as chief political analyst and will focus on long-form journalism.

Todd was previously NBC’s political director and took over as head of Meet the press in 2014 following the departure of former host David Gregory.

Beginning in 1947, Meet the press is America’s longest-running television show and is on the list of national Sunday morning political talk shows, which also includes CBS Confront the Nation and ABC This week.