David Gregory to Reportedly Exit NBC's 'Meet the Press' This Week

[Roy Rolling]

Source: Hollywood Reporter

David Gregory's exit at NBC's Meet the Press may arrive sooner than what was speculated.

According to CNN's Reliable Sources host Brian Stelter, Gregory is set to depart as the host of the Sunday morning talk show as soon as this weekend. His replacement will be NBC's political director Chuck Todd, Stelter reported.

An NBC News spokesperson has not responded to a request for comment on the report.


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[Lochloosa]

1. bad to worse....

[rtracey]

2. agreed

[Ghost of Tom Joad]

18. at least it's not

Luke

[PatSeg]

30. God forbid!

What a horrible thought...................

[PoutrageFatigue]

36. Thank goodness for small mercies...

...but seriously....why replace a white male with another white male...If they were SERIOUS they'd give it to Rachel Maddow...but then none of the rethuglicans would dare go on the show....and THAT is the underlying problem...

[glowing]

27. Exactly my thoughts!

[Cosmocat]

38. They are replacing David Gregory WITH David Gregory

same guy functionally - a dimwitted corporate sell out to republican talking points.

Todd isn't a "pretty," though ...

[cal04]

3. So when do they put in a real host

for this show

[immoderate]

6. Would you believe -- NEVER?

A real host would have to ask real questions like "why do we live in a police state?' and "how come, in a democracy, only rich people get to make decisions?"

Can the corporate media tolerate that?

--imm

[Plucketeer]

22. SPOT ON! nt

[pennylane100]

4. So the animals are running the zoo.

Do they really think that will improve their ratings.

[theaocp]

5. Could not give

less of a fuck. Actually, that's not true. I want to see how long it takes faux to hire his worthless ass.

[Tarheel_Dem]

7. I really think they're trying to kill this show. This token "replacement" sounds like a final gasp.

[samsingh]

14. agreed

[madokie]

8. Dances with rove will be replace with a dumber than shit

partisan gop hack LOL
You can't make this shit up

[Kingofalldems]

9. He'll have more time for one of Rove's Teen Dance Parties.

[Justice]

10. Michael Smerconish would be a better host - at least he stops people and corrects them.

Chuck Todd is low energy.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

37. I always found him prepared, knowledgable, and rather fair

Even when I disagree with his conclusions. I hadn't considered him. He would have been far better.

[onehandle]

11. Both kinda suck, but Todd will be a better moderator.

Gregory was ineffective, at most.

[liberal N proud]

12. From the frying pan into the fire

[samsingh]

13. chuck todd is a mistake and may destroy the show even further

he is a conservative hiding behind a shallow liberal veneer. inside he seems to be a miserable conservative.

[old guy]

15. Second verse, same as the first.

[VA_Jill]

16. a little bit louder

and a little bit worse!

[old guy]

19. Smiling.

[PearliePoo2]

17. Did McBomb and his trusty side-kick Lindsey approve this move?

As often as they are scheduled, it seems like they're the guys running things.

[indivisibleman]

21. Exactly!

I thought they were going to rename MTP to the John and Lindsey Show.
If Todd challenges McGrump just once what do you suppose will happen? The entire show will change. I might start watching it again. Let me know if this show ever deserves my attention again.

[tartan2]

20. What the fucking hell David Gregory to Chuck Todd!!!

I can see it's going to be a very long time if ever before I come back to Sunday morning TV.

[Zambero]

23. Meet the new host...

Same as the old host...

[Zen Democrat]

24. MTP is old news. We've heard everything they discuss for 5-6 days already!

They need a new model. Or just go away. Only news junkies watch MTP and other Sunday shows, and news junkies are up to date. MTP is acting as a week in review show. Who needs that?

[hibbing]

25. tools

They are all corporate tools.

Peace

[trublu992]

26. Can't be soon enough, unfortunately the replacement is worse. This show needs to be canceled!

[ChairmanAgnostic]

28. upChuck is slightly less smarmy and self satisfied.

However, he is just as much as a toady as Gregory. There are some great local PBS folks in Chicago who would kick ass. The story would be about the issues and the politician, not about themselves. Pity NBC has balls the size of a quark. Otherwise, they would do something unique and daring.

[CanonRay]

29. They should fire the show's bookers along with the Twit-in-Chief

[EEO]

31. I guess the psychological assessment of Gregory didn't help NBC...

[JI7]

32. maybe they want to cancel it

[Blue Idaho]

33. OMG - they really just don't get it do they?

With this kind of shallow thinking I expect MTP will exit the networks lineup in under a year. Fuck Todd is NOT a news program moderator - period. So what is he supposed to do - add this job to the list of things he already does poorly?

FUBAR man FUBAR.

[Arugula Latte]

40. I think they do get it but they don't care.

Their agenda is to have a middle-aged Republican white guy in the host seat catapulting rightwing/corporate propaganda. As for the viewers? They can go eff themselves, as far as NBC is concerned.

[derby378]

34. Prediction: Most of America won't even notice

One mouthpiece being replaced by another. Whoopi-ti-doo.

[E-Z-B]

35. Can they also fire the person who redesigned the msnbc.com / nbcnews.com layout?

Still hate the switch from text to images.

[hopemountain]

39. one pompous turd for another pompous turd

good to know. i will continue NOT watching.

[Strelnikov_]

41. Is it really that much worse than the Russert era?

I was never that impressed with St. Russert.