CNN’s David P. Gelles to Replace John Reiss as NBC’s ‘Meet The Press’ Executive Producer
thewrap.comDavid P. Gelles will replace John Reiss as executive producer for NBC’s “Meet The Press” as Reiss moves into the role of executive producer for “Meet The Press Reports.”Reiss, who launched “Meet The Press Reports” with NBC News political director Chuck Todd in 2020, will transition to executive produce the streaming series after service as executive producer on “Meet The Press” for eight years.Gelles will join NBC News to executive produce “Meet The Press” on Sept.
1 in a move from CNN, where he recently led the creation and development of four CNN+ shows, including “Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace,” “The Newscast with Wolf Blitzer,” “The Source with Kasie Hunt” and “Jake Tapper’s Book Club.”Launching its fifth season this fall, “Meet The Press Reports” takes a deep-dive into a pressing political for an hour each week in its six-to-eight-episode seasons.
During his time at “Meet The Press,” Reiss has developed the Sunday broadcast’s reach to include “Meet The Press Daily” on MSNBC, a weekly podcast, an annual film festival and “Meet The Press Reports.”“In three decades covering politics, it’s hard to pick a more turbulent period than the last eight years.
So all I can say is, thank goodness we had John Reiss,” Todd said about Reiss. “I can’t imagine a steadier partner to have had on Sundays over during this tumultuous period of politics.
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