Kristen Welker to replace Chuck Todd as host of 'Meet the Press' on NBC

Chuck Todd will step down as host of "Meet the Press" after nine years and will be succeeded by Kristen Welker, NBC News’ co-chief White House correspondent. Todd will remain at NBC in a new role as chief political analyst and focus on longform journalism. Welker is the second woman and the first Black journalist to moderate "Meet the Press." The show is the longest-running on American television and has led its rival shows in total viewers for more than eight years.