Via CNN: Brokaw to ‘Meet the Press’ through election « - Blogs from CNN.com

Veteran news anchor Tom Brokaw will moderate NBC’s “Meet the Press” through the November election in the place of the late Tim Russert, the network announced Sunday.

Brokaw is scheduled to start on June 29.

This move makes sense, and will help maintain MTP’s gravitas during the election season. Still, I was intrigued by the suggestion that has been all over the ‘Sphere of a Chuck Todd takeover. I will admit, however, that it was unclear to me that Todd necessarily had the skills beyond election analysis for the job.

Regardless, what happens after November remains to be seen:

David Gregory, Andrea Mitchell and Chris Matthews had been talked about as potential candidates for the full-time job as moderator. If Brokaw weren’t interested in continuing, his tenure would allow NBC more time to study a potential selection and have that person debut during a less intense news period.