Kristen Welker will succeed Chuck Todd as the host of 'Meet the Press.'
After more than three years of spending her Saturday mornings manning the anchor desk alongside pal Peter Alexander, Welker will succeed Chuck Todd as"It is a bittersweet morning," Welker said Aug. 26 at the start of her final show, which included flashback segments of the journalist throughout the years.
Here's everything to know about Welker's career at NBC News, including a look back at her time with Saturday TODAY.Welker's journey to the Weekend TODAY anchor desk started in 1997, when she was a student at Harvard University studying American history. At age 21 she interned for TODAY — and we have the archival footage to prove it.
That internship helped launch her career in journalism, starting with a position as a researcher for Weekend TODAY. She landed her first job on air with an ABC affiliate before working at WCAU, an NBC affiliate in her hometown of Philadelphia.Welker first joined NBC News in 2010 working at the West Coast headquarters in California as a network correspondent.
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