CNN’s Brian Stelter reported that NBC could officially name Chuck Todd as the new host of “Meet the Press” as early as Thursday afternoon. But confirmation of the change may have gone largely unnoticed.
MSNBC’s Joy Reid was interviewing the Huffington Post’s Ryan Reilly shortly before 2:30 p.m. ET when news of the change at “Meet the Press” came crawling across the cable news channel’s ticker.
Stelter reported earlier in the day that Todd will replace embattled “Meet the Press” moderator David Gregory on the struggling Sunday morning talk show. The official announcement from NBC, according to Stelter, “will be announced no later than Friday.”
And who the fuck cares? the show will still be unwatchable.
“I’m afraid were are out of time. We’ll have to leave it at that”
David Gregory has never shown any talent as an interviewer. His questions are usually superficial and frequently insipid. He often has only a tenuous grasp of the topics he discusses. And he rarely asks tough questions or delivers insightful follow-ups to evasive guests. I often find him maddening and dim-witted.
Perfect choice. He is a GOP leaner anyway. Meet the new host–same as the old host.
That’s not a lot better. Todd worships at the foot of Tom Brockaw and Andrea Mitchell too. He’s as big a fan of false balance as Gregory.