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Meet The Press

whit979

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I hope it's not too soon to ask this question respectfully, and sorry if anyone's already asked, but I'm wondering who will now step in as moderator of Meet The Press. Whoever it is has some awfully big shoes to fill indeed.
 
Brokaw would be a good choice but I can't help but think it would be a bit of a change of pace. On the other thread, I tossed out the names Chris Matthews, Keith Olbermann, and David Gregory.
 
While I agree that Brokaw would be great, he's 68
years young, just a couple years younger than Bob
Schieffer, who's reportedly retiring after the elections
(necessitating a new host for "Face The Nation").
Chris Matthews or David Gregory would be my choice
right now.
 
Chris Matthews would be my choice; I don't think David Gregory has enough "bulldog" in him.
 
bpatrick: TVnewser.com reported fairly recently that Bob Schieffer would be hosting Face the Nation through 2009.
 
Possibly David Gregory will be asked to be the next host of Meet the Press. His 6PM Weekday MSNBC show is giving him more experience in this arena. These are big shoes to fill given the exemplary job Tim Russert has achieved with the program. Chris Mathews would be great too but he would have to give up his syndicated weekend show. Other possibilities could be Tom Brokaw and Andrea Mitchell.
 
There is not a single person in the above list that even comes close to projecting the objectivity of Tim Russert.

There might be a few left who've traveled the political highway who could pull it off...we just haven't heard
from them yet.
 
How about Dennis Miller? Why not, I mean, he's had pretty much every other major TV spot.
 
IMHO Chris Matthews would be a terrible replacement for Tim Russert.

One of the many things I enjoyed about Russert was that he allowed his guests to finish a sentence without interrupting the person speaking; a trait that Matthews unfortunately hasn't learned.

Keith Olbermann would be a better choise than Matthews.

My selection would be ( and this of course is a long-shot) former ABC reporter Sam Donaldson. Donaldson is known for asking tough questions of his guests, plus has prior experience being on "This Week."

Let's face it, no matter who NBC hires, that person will have huge shoes to fill.

Also remember that NBC has to find a Washington Bureau Chief, another job Russert held for many years.
 
trolleyk said:
Possibly David Gregory will be asked to be the next host of Meet the Press. His 6PM Weekday MSNBC show is giving him more experience in this arena. These are big shoes to fill given the exemplary job Tim Russert has achieved with the program. Chris Mathews would be great too but he would have to give up his syndicated weekend show. Other possibilities could be Tom Brokaw and Andrea Mitchell.
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As someone who watches MSNBC more than other news channels, I hope they don't choose Chris Matthews, who's more of a commentator. I think NBC's gotta go with another correspondent familiar with D.C. (with credibility in both executive and legislative politics), making it really a choice between Andrea Mitchell and David Gregory.

Or they could go with both, so that guests would actually meet the 'press' and not just one member of it. (Sorry, that was the technical grammarian in me talking.)

One outside-of-NBC suggestion: Jeff Greenfield, now working for CBS News, formerly of CNN.
 
Some suggestions for Meet the Press Moderator

1. Charlie Rose (from PBS)
2. Lester Holt ( from NBC)
3. Eugene Robinson ( from the Washington Post)
 
I can't picture David Gregory or Chris Matthews as a possible replacement. I don't perceive either as particulary impartial. That absolutely rules out Olberman, who is anything but impartial.

Lester Holt might be an interesting choice. He's done well on the weekend Today show, and seems to have the temperament and intellect required to deal with the diverse guests of MTP.
 
I believe that Lester Holt would be a very interesting choice. He did an outstanding job interviewing guests on MSNBC (right after the Iraq War started) and now on Weekend Today.

Another interesting choice would be Gwen Ifill. Gwen is extremely sharp and definitely has the intellectual horsepower, but may not have the "energy" needed for MTP.
 
Mark_Giardina said:
My selection would be ( and this of course is a long-shot) former ABC reporter Sam Donaldson. Donaldson is known for asking tough questions of his guests, plus has prior experience being on "This Week."
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Why would NBC go for an ABC failure? During Donaldson's tenure (1996 - 2002), the ratings for "This Week," which previously was the #1 Sunday show under original host David Brinkley (with both Donaldson and eventual co-host Cokie Roberts as panelists), nosedived. Granted a lot of that had to do with Russert's ascension as host of MTP but the truth of the matter was "This Week" was a golden goose and in just a couple of years with Sam and Cokie, the show died.
 
formeraa said:
I believe that Lester Holt would be a very interesting choice. He did an outstanding job interviewing guests on MSNBC (right after the Iraq War started) and now on Weekend Today.

Another interesting choice would be Gwen Ifill. Gwen is extremely sharp and definitely has the intellectual horsepower, but may not have the "energy" needed for MTP.
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I kinda like both of those suggestions. Holt is gonna get a higher profile slot somewhere, and Ifill brings cred from her public broadcasting work.
 
Nate Wesley said:
formeraa said:
I believe that Lester Holt would be a very interesting choice. He did an outstanding job interviewing guests on MSNBC (right after the Iraq War started) and now on Weekend Today.

Another interesting choice would be Gwen Ifill. Gwen is extremely sharp and definitely has the intellectual horsepower, but may not have the "energy" needed for MTP.
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I kinda like both of those suggestions. Holt is gonna get a higher profile slot somewhere, and Ifill brings cred from her public broadcasting work.
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Why not Tim Russert's son?
 
Sp1c3run said:
Why not Tim Russert's son?
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I believe he is currently interning at ESPN. I'd say after a good few years, he could take over for Bob Ley as host of the network's "Outside the Lines" program...
 
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