Chuck Todd is departing NBC News after nearly two decades, he announced in a memo to staffers on Friday, Jan. 31. The exit comes just a year and a half after he left 'Meet the Press' after nine years.

Former “Meet the Press” moderator Chuck Todd is leaving NBC News after nearly 18 years at the network. Todd said in a memo to NBC News colleagues that Friday was his last day. He’ll continue doing his podcast and said he’s considering new projects, but offered no details.

Chuck Todd, who served as moderator of the Sunday morning NBC News franchise “Meet the Press” from 2014 to 2023, announced to colleagues Friday morning that he is leaving the network. Since handing the “Meet the Press” moderator baton to Kristen Welker, Todd has served as NBC’s chief political analyst.

Veteran NBC News anchor and chief political analyst Chuck Todd is leaving the network, TheWrap has learned. "There's never a perfect time to leave a place that's been a professional home for so long,

Chuck Todd, the chief political analyst for NBC News and former Meet the Press moderator, is leaving the network today after almost 18 years.

The former 'Meet the Press' moderator had been a staple of NBC's political reporting since joining the network in 2007.

Chuck Todd, the former “Meet the Press” moderator, is leaving NBC News, he told colleagues in a memo issued Friday, a move he’s making in order to pursue ventures outside the NBCUniversal empire. https://t.co/cOVdViJAiO

Late last year, NBC’s parent company Comcast announced that it would be spinning off most of its cable assets — including MSNBC and CNBC — into a new standalone company called SpinCo. Additionally, MSNBC president Rashida Jones stepped down as president of MSNBC last month.

Chuck Todd is moving on. The journalist announced on Friday, January 31, that he will be leaving NBC News. He shared the news in a memo to his fellow staffers.

Chuck Todd, who joined NBC News in 2007 as political director and moderated 'Meet the Press' from 2009 to 2024, is departing the network.