Charles David Todd (born April 8, 1972) is an American television journalist who was the 12th moderator of NBC's Meet the Press.

Before taking the helm of Meet the Press, Todd was Chief White House correspondent for NBC as well as host of The Daily Rundown on MSNBC.

In this role, Todd often provided on-air political analysis on political discussion shows, including Morning Joe, Hardball with Chris Matthews, Meet the Press, NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt, and The Rachel Maddow Show[9] and blogged for MSNBC.com at "First Read".

[citation needed] After Tim Russert's death in June 2008, Todd was a candidate to replace him as the host of NBC's Meet the Press,[11] but David Gregory was ultimately selected for the job.

[citation needed] On July 6, 2009, former MSNBC television personality Dan Abrams launched a website service, Mediaite, reporting on media figures.

[citation needed] On August 14, 2014, NBC announced that Todd would take over as the host of Meet the Press beginning September 7, 2014.

[15] While remaining as NBC News political director, Todd left his role as chief White House correspondent as well as anchor of The Daily Rundown.

"[16][17]On June 26 and 27, 2019, Todd, along with Jose Diaz-Balart, Savannah Guthrie, Lester Holt, and Rachel Maddow, moderated the first pair of 2020 Democratic Party presidential debates.

[18][19][20][21] In a December 2019 interview with Rolling Stone, Todd discussed his belief about how disinformation overtook the media during the Trump administration.

[24][1] On January 12, 2025, Semafor published a report, claiming Todd had been "quietly" meeting with organizers in Washington media, with plans to exit NBC "when his contract is up" sometime later in the year.

[26] He wrote: "There's never a perfect time to leave a place that's been a professional home for so long, but I'm pretty excited about a few new projects that are on the cusp of going from 'pie in the sky' to 'near reality.

"[29] Todd is also co-author, with Sheldon Gawiser, of How Barack Obama Won: A State-by-State Guide to the Historic 2008 Presidential Election, published in 2009.

Kristian Todd is a communications professional and co-founder of Maverick Strategies and Mail, which provides direct-mail and consulting services for Democratic candidates and progressive causes.