Yesterday’s FishbowlDC/TVNewser poll asked readers for “your pick for next ‘Meet’ host.”
More than 6,000 votes were cast, and some choices bubbled up to the top. But NBC political director Chuck Todd finished in the lead, with 20% of the vote.
In second place was Tom Brokaw (19%), with Gwen Ifill finishing 3rd (16%) and David Gregory in 4th (14%).
FishbowlDC hears from an media source Brokaw is the frontrunner, with former Newsweek editor and current NBC News VP Mark Whitaker as a bureau chief possibility.
TVNewser (and FishbowlDC) received hundreds of tips about other choices for MTP moderator.
Click continued to see just a sampling of the vast group of tipster suggestions…
John King
Chris Wallace
Ted Koppel
Glen Beck
Keith Olbermann
Charlie Rose
Tucker Carlson
Aaron Brown
Bryant Gumbel
Anderson Cooper
Jon Meacham
John Harwood
Norah O’Donnell
Wendell Goler
Martha Raddatz
John Roberts
Mike Barnicle
Brit Hume
Christine Amanpour
Rush Limbaugh
Kirsten Powers
Michael Medved
Diane Sawyer
Lester Holt
Bill Moyers
Bill Hemmer
Wolf Blitzer
Campbell Brown
Pete Williams
Dan Rather
Scott Pelley
Rachel Maddow
Bill O’Reilly
OR:
Ryan Seacrest
Rosie O’Donnell
Ben Affleck
OR:
It should be a rotating position for at least one year. Top selected candidates moderate one week as an audition.
OR:
Cancel MTP. Nobody can replace Tim Russert.