By DAVID BAUDER
AP Media Writer
NEW YORK (AP) – Chuck Todd says he is leaving “Meet the Press” after a tumultuous decade of moderating NBC’s political panel show and will be replaced by Kristen Welker. Todd, 51, told viewers on Sunday that he “saw too many friends and family let their work consume them before it was too late.” Todd has often been an online punching bag for critics, including Donald Trump. There were rumors that Todd’s time on the show would be short when its executive producer was reassigned last year. It’s unclear when Todd’s last show will be. Welker will be the first black moderator of “Meet the Press” and the first woman since Martha Rountree left in 1953.
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