Meet the Press - Wikipedia Meet the Press This article is about the American public affairs program. For the Australian program, see Meet the Press ( Australian TV program ). Meet the Press Also known as Meet the Press with Chuck Todd Genre Public affairs / news analysis program Created by Martha Rountree Lawrence E. Spivak Directed by Rob Melick Presented by Chuck Todd ( for past moderators, see section ) Narrated by Fred Facey Bert Pence Dennis Haysbert Theme music composer John Williams Opening theme `` The Pulse of Events '' ( fourth part of The Mission ) Country of origin United States Original language ( s ) English No. of seasons 70 No. of episodes 3,600 + ( weekly ) ( as of 2017 ) Production Executive producer ( s ) John Reiss Production location ( s ) NBC News Washington Bureau, Washington, D.C. Camera setup Multi-camera Running time 30 minutes ( 1947 -- 1992 ) 52 minutes ( 1992 -- present ) Production company ( s ) NBC News Productions Release Original network NBC Picture format 480i ( 4 : 3 SDTV ) ( 1947 -- 2010 ) 720p ( 4 : 3 SDTV ) ( 1996 -- 2010 ) 1080i ( 16 : 9 HDTV ) ( 2010 -- present ) Original release November 6, 1947 ( 1947 - 11 - 06 ) -- present External links Website Meet the Press is a weekly American television news / interview program broadcast on NBC. It is the longest - running program in television history, though the current format bears little resemblance to the debut episode on November 6, 1947. Meet the Press specializes in interviews with leaders in Washington, D.C., across the country and even the world on issues of politics, economics, foreign policy and other public affairs, along with panel discussions that provide opinions and analysis. It originates from NBC 's bureau in Washington, D.C. The longevity of Meet the Press can be illustrated in consideration of the fact that the program debuted during what was only the second official `` network television season '' for American television. One historical landmark of the program is that it was the first on which a sitting U.S. President, Gerald Ford, appeared on a live television network news program, which occurred on the November 9, 1975 broadcast. The program has been hosted by 12 different moderators to date, beginning with creator Martha Rountree. The show 's moderator since 2014 is Chuck Todd, who also serves as political director for NBC News. Currently, the hour - long program airs in most markets on Sundays at 9 : 00 a.m. live in the Eastern Time Zone and on tape delay elsewhere. Meet the Press is also occasionally pre-empted due to network coverage of sports events held outside the U.S. The program is also rebroadcast on Sundays at 2 : 00 p.m., and Mondays at 2 : 00 a.m. and sometimes 4 : 00 a.m. Eastern Time on MSNBC, whose audio feed is also simulcast on Sirius / XM Satellite Radio. The program is also syndicated by Westwood One to various radio stations around the United States, as well as on C - SPAN Radio as part of its replays of the Sunday morning talk shows. Contents 1 Format 2 History 2.1 Under Russert 2.1. 1 Guest moderators 2.2 After Russert 2.2. 1 Interim Brokaw era 2.3 Under Gregory 2.4 Transition to Todd 2.4. 1 MTP Daily 2.5 High - definition broadcasting 3 Moderators 3.1 On - remote broadcasts ( outside D.C. studios ) 3.2 Notable guests and events 4 Distribution 5 See also 6 References and footnotes 7 External links Format The program 's format consists of an extended one - on - one interview with the host, and is sometimes followed by a roundtable discussion or one - on - two interview with figures in adversarial positions, either Congressional members from opposite sides of the aisle or political commentators. Originally a half - hour program for most of its history, the show expanded to 60 minutes starting with the September 20, 1992, broadcast. The program also features in - depth examinations of facts behind political and general news stories ( particularly as part of a segment called the `` Data Download '', introduced after Chuck Todd assumed duties as moderator, which is conducted on a touchscreen within the main set ). History Meet the Press set, November 1975. On this broadcast, a sitting American president ( Gerald Ford ) was, for the first time, a guest on a live television network news program. Meet the Press began on radio on the Mutual Broadcasting System in 1945 as American Mercury Presents : Meet the Press, a program to promote The American Mercury, a magazine that Lawrence E. Spivak purchased in 1935. Before the program aired, Spivak asked journalist Martha Rountree, who had worked in radio and had been employed by Spivak as a roving editor for the magazine, to critique the plans for the new radio show. Based on her advice, Rountree created a new radio program that she called The American Mercury, on October 5, 1945. On November 6, 1947, while still on the Mutual Broadcasting System, the television rights to the program were purchased by General Foods which began to air the show on the NBC television network with the title shortened to simply Meet the Press ; the radio version also adopted the new name. Although some sources credit Spivak with the program 's creation, Rountree developed the idea on her own, and Spivak joined as co-producer and business partner in the enterprise after the show had already debuted. This section, in the next two paragraphs, needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( September 2014 ) Meet the Press was originally presented as a 30 - minute press conference with a single guest and a panel of questioners. Its first guest was James Farley, who served as Postmaster General, Democratic National Committee chairman and campaign manager to Franklin Delano Roosevelt under the first two terms of the New Deal Administration. Creator Rountree served as its first host, the program 's only female moderator to date. She stepped down on November 1, 1953, and was succeeded by Ned Brooks, who remained as moderator until his retirement on December 26, 1965. Spivak became the moderator on January 1, 1966, moving up from his role as a permanent panelist. He retired on November 9, 1975, on a special one - hour edition that featured, for the first time, a sitting president, Gerald Ford, as guest. The next week, Bill Monroe, previously a weekly panelist like Spivak had been years before, took over as moderator and stayed until June 2, 1984. For the next seven and a half years, the program then went through a series of hosts as it struggled in the ratings against ABC 's This Week with David Brinkley. Roger Mudd and Marvin Kalb, as co-moderators, followed Monroe for a year, followed by Chris Wallace ( who would later to go on to a much longer run as host of the rival program Fox News Sunday ) from 1987 to 1988. Garrick Utley, then hosting Weekend Today, concurrently hosted Meet the Press from 1989 through December 1, 1991. All this occurred despite the increasing ratings of NBC News ' other programs ( and those of the network generally ) during that period. The program originally aired at noon Eastern Time every Sunday, before moving to a 9 : 00 a.m. slot by the early 1990s. Under Russert Meet the Press logo used from September 10, 1995 to June 2008. Russert interviews General Peter Pace in 2006. Network officials, concerned for the show 's future, turned to Tim Russert, the network 's Washington, D.C., bureau chief. He took over as moderator of Meet the Press on December 8, 1991, and remained with the program until his death on June 13, 2008, becoming the longest serving moderator in the program 's history. Under Russert, the program was expanded to one hour and became less of a televised press conference, focusing more on Russert 's questions and comments ; Russert also engaged in longer in - depth interviews and hosted panels of experts to discuss the topics featured in that week 's broadcast. Russert signed off each edition by saying, `` That 's all for today. We 'll be back next week. If it 's Sunday, it 's Meet the Press. '' During the professional football season, Russert, a native of Buffalo, New York, and an avid fan of the Buffalo Bills, sometimes added, `` Go Bills !, '' and occasionally would ask panelists, `` How ' bout those Sabres ? '' if Buffalo 's NHL hockey team was doing well. Spoofs of the show featured in a recurring sketch on Saturday Night Live often reflected his impromptu additions in support of the two professional sports franchises. By 2006, Meet the Press was the highest - rated program among the Sunday morning talk shows. Russert died on June 13, 2008, of a sudden coronary thrombosis ( caused by a cholesterol plaque rupture ). Former NBC Nightly News anchor Tom Brokaw hosted a special edition of Meet the Press dedicated to the life of Russert on June 15, 2008, in which Russert 's chair was left empty as a tribute. Guest moderators Andrea Mitchell ( from August 15, 2004 ) After Russert Mark Whitaker was named by NBC News as the division 's Washington D.C. Bureau Chief and was given `` executive oversight '' of Meet the Press. Interim Brokaw era NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams acted as moderator of the first show following the June 15 tribute to Russert, with the same guests and subject matter that Russert was planning for when he died. Following Russert 's death, Tom Brokaw was named the interim moderator through the 2008 general elections. Brokaw followed Russert 's tradition by signing off with `` We 'll be back next Sunday because if it 's Sunday, it 's Meet the Press '' ( a sign - off that would continue to be used by his successors as moderator ). In September of that year, the show was presented with limited commercial interruption. On August 10, David Gregory moderated the panel discussion during the second half - hour of the broadcast, while Brokaw anchored the first half - hour from the site of the Summer Olympics in Beijing. The following week on August 17, he moderated the entire broadcast. It was also reported on December 1, 2008, that the December 7 broadcast would be Brokaw 's last, with Gregory becoming the new permanent host the following Sunday. Under Gregory David Gregory began his tenure as moderator on December 14, 2008. Four days after Gregory 's first regular broadcast, on December 18, 2008, NBC News political director Chuck Todd was named contributing editor of Meet the Press. Throughout Gregory 's tenure as moderator, Meet the Press experienced significant ratings declines. In the final three months of 2013, the program placed third among the Sunday morning talk shows in total viewership, behind CBS 's Face the Nation and ABC 's This Week for the first time since 1992 ; it also experienced the lowest ratings in the show 's entire history among the key 25 - to - 54 age viewing demographic during this period. NBC management became uncertain as to the future direction of the program. A new set was introduced on May 2, 2010, featuring video screens and library - style bookshelves ; David Gregory would preview the guests to be featured during each week 's broadcast using a large video screen. Different, modified intro music was also introduced, with the Meet the Press theme music in a shorter `` modernized ( style )... the beginning repeated with drum beats '' ( see `` High - definition broadcasting '' below for additional information ). Transition to Todd Meet the Press logo used from May 2, 2010 ( introduced under former moderator David Gregory ) to November 26, 2017. U.S. President Barack Obama participates in an interview with Todd in the Cabinet Room of the White House ; September 6, 2014. In response to declining viewership, rumors surfaced in August 2014 that Gregory would be replaced as the program 's moderator. NBC News President Deborah Turness apparently had held discussions with Jon Stewart ( host of Comedy Central 's satirical news program The Daily Show ) to replace Gregory, which Stewart later confirmed in a Rolling Stone interview, saying, `` My guess is they were casting as wide and as weird a net as they could. I 'm sure part of them was thinking, ' Why do n't we just make it a variety show ? ' '' On August 14, 2014, Turness announced that Chuck Todd, NBC 's chief White House correspondent, would take over the role of moderator on September 7, 2014. MTP Daily On September 28, 2015, MSNBC premiered MTP Daily, a new weekday spin - off also hosted by Todd. It formally replaced The Ed Show as MSNBC 's early - evening program after a transitional period following its cancellation. MSNBC explained that the program is meant to `` bring the insight and power of Meet the Press to our air every day of the week ''. High - definition Broadcasting The set utilized from March 17, 1996, to April 25, 2010, had been designed as an experimental set for high - definition broadcasting ; several editions of the program ( including the first broadcast of a regular series on a major television network in HD ) had aired in the format in the 1990s over experimental HD station WHD - TV in Washington, D.C. Despite this, the program continued to be transmitted in 480i standard definition over the NBC network itself. On May 2, 2010, Meet the Press became the last NBC News program to convert to high definition, and unveiled a new set consisting of large video screens mostly used to display Washington scenery, satellite interview subjects and moderator and subject talking points, along with graphics produced for the format. Moderators The following is the list of moderators for Meet the Press : Martha Rountree 1947 -- 1953 Ned Brooks 1953 -- 1965 Lawrence E. Spivak 1966 -- 1975 Bill Monroe 1975 -- 1984 Roger Mudd and Marvin Kalb ( co-moderators ) 1984 -- 1985 Marvin Kalb 1985 -- 1987 Chris Wallace 1987 -- 1988 Garrick Utley 1989 -- 1991 Tim Russert 1991 -- 2008 Tom Brokaw 2008 David Gregory 2008 -- 2014 Chuck Todd 2014 -- present On - remote broadcasts ( outside D.C. studios ) Date Location Event / Reason July 17, 1988 Atlanta, Georgia 1988 Democratic National Convention August 14, 1988 New Orleans, Louisiana 1988 Republican National Convention December 3, 1989 Malta Malta Summit July 16, 1989 Paris, France G7 September 9, 1990 Helsinki, Finland Helsinki summit July 12, 1992 New York City, New York 1992 Democratic National Convention August 16, 1992 Houston, Texas 1992 Republican National Convention April 4, 1993 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Clinton -- Yeltsin summit January 30, 1994 Atlanta, Georgia Super Bowl XXVIII at the Georgia Dome September 16, 2001 Camp David Interview with Dick Cheney in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks January 18, 2004 Des Moines, Iowa 24 hours before the Iowa caucuses January 25, 2004 Bedford, New Hampshire 48 hours before the New Hampshire primary February 1, 2004 Milwaukee, Wisconsin Interview with Howard Dean February 8, 2004 Oval Office Interview with George W. Bush July 25, 2004 Boston, Massachusetts 2004 Democratic National Convention August 29, 2004 New York City, New York 2004 Republican National Convention October 31, 2004 New York City, New York Two days before the U.S. presidential election October 8, 2007 Des Moines, Iowa Interview with John Edwards November 11, 2007 Des Moines, Iowa Interview with Barack Obama December 30, 2007 Des Moines, Iowa Interview with Mike Huckabee, two days before the 2008 Iowa caucuses January 6, 2008 Bedford, New Hampshire Two days before the New Hampshire primaries January 13, 2008 South Carolina Interview with Hillary Clinton during her 2008 presidential campaign January 20, 2008 New York City, New York Roundtable discussion January 27, 2008 Tampa, Florida June 29, 2008 Jackson Hole, Wyoming Western Governors ' Association annual meeting and Simi Valley, California ( Reagan Library ) July 27, 2008 London, England Barack Obama 's overseas trip August 10, 2008 Beijing, China 2008 Beijing Olympics August 24, 2008 Denver, Colorado 2008 Democratic National Convention August 31, 2008 Saint Paul, Minnesota 2008 Republican National Convention September 7, 2008 Wilmington, Delaware Senator Joe Biden appears on the show October 26, 2008 Waterloo, Iowa John McCain 's campaign stop December 7, 2008 Chicago, Illinois Interview with president - elect Barack Obama ; while taped in Chicago, Brokaw introduced and ended the show in D.C. June 14, 2009 Wilmington, Delaware Vice President Joe Biden appears on the show August 29, 2010 New Orleans, Louisiana Special broadcast five years after Hurricane Katrina, moderated by Brian Williams January 1, 2012 Des Moines, Iowa Interview with Rick Santorum, two days before the 2012 Iowa caucuses January 8, 2012 Bedford, New Hampshire Two days before the New Hampshire primaries November 2, 2014 New York City, New York Two days before midterm elections January 31, 2016 Des Moines, Iowa 24 hours before the Iowa caucuses Notable guests and events The following is a partial list of notable guests and milestones for the show. First guest : James A. Farley, the former Postmaster General of the United States and former Democratic National Committee Chair. Whittaker Chambers states Alger Hiss was a communist on August 27, 1948, radio broadcast, which leads to libel suit from Hiss, the Pumpkin Papers, and Justice 's indictment of Hiss by December 1948. First female guest : Elizabeth Bentley, a courier for a Communist spy ring, on September 12, 1948. An interview with Fidel Castro aired April 19, 1959. Every U.S. President since John F. Kennedy has appeared on Meet the Press, although not necessarily during his presidency. Jimmy Carter used his appearance on January 20, 1980, to announce the United States ' boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics. Ronald Reagan appeared seven times before being elected president, but did not appear during his presidency. Bill Clinton was the guest for the 50th anniversary broadcast on November 9, 1997. The February 8, 2004, interview with George W. Bush was conducted in the Oval Office at the White House. The December 7, 2008, interview was with then President - elect Barack Obama. Donald Trump has appeared on the program a number of times, most recently in October 2016. The first live communications satellite television interview occurred on Meet the Press on September 19, 1965, with the British Prime Minister Harold Wilson. Distribution In addition to its broadcasts on NBC, Meet the Press also airs on various other NBCUniversal - owned channels domestically and internationally, including MSNBC, CNBC in the United States and Canada, CNBC Europe in Europe and CNBC Asia in Asia. It is also broadcast in Australia on the Seven Network and in the Philippines on 9TV. Meet the Press is also available as an audio or video podcast, and is simulcast on radio stations by Westwood One ( which also handles distribution of all other NBC - produced radio programming, including NBC News Radio ). See also The Mission ( theme music ) References and footnotes ^ Jump up to : `` 60th anniversary background information ''. msnbc.com. Archived from the original on 2007 - 11 - 21. ^ Jump up to : `` Martha Rountree : Radio / Television Producer, Writer, Host ''. shemadeit.org. Paley Center for Media. Archived from the original on 2016 - 03 - 04. Jump up ^ `` Meet the Press - Credits ''. NBCUniversal. Retrieved July 31, 2017. Jump up ^ `` The Sounds of War ''. Slate. April 2003. Jump up ^ `` Meet the Press : Cast & Details ''. TV Guide. Retrieved December 30, 2008. Jump up ^ `` About Meet The Press ''. MSNBC. Retrieved December 30, 2008. ^ Jump up to : `` Meet the Press : U.S. Public Affairs / Interview ''. Museum of Broadcast Communications. Archived from the original on September 25, 2012. ^ Jump up to : `` Chuck Todd Takes Helm of ' Meet the Press ' ''. NBC News. Retrieved August 14, 2014. Jump up ^ David Paul Kuhn ( 2008 - 06 - 13 ). `` Memorable Tim Russert moments ''. Politico. Retrieved 2008 - 06 - 14. Jump up ^ `` 60 Years Ago in News History : America Meets the Press ''. Newseum. Archived from the original on November 17, 2008. Jump up ^ `` American Mercury Sold to L.E. Spivak ''. The New York Times. January 23, 1935. Retrieved 2017 - 08 - 02. Jump up ^ `` Fast facts about the longest - running program in TV history ''. MSNBC.com. Jump up ^ `` In the Hot Seat ''. The Washington Post. May 23, 2004. Retrieved May 12, 2010. Jump up ^ `` Tim Russert 's Commencement Address -- CUA Office of Public Affairs ''. Jump up ^ `` Tim Russert hits ratings milestone ''. USA Today. April 24, 2006. Jump up ^ Jill Lawrence ( June 14, 2008 ). `` NBC 's Tim Russert dead at 58 ''. USA Today. Retrieved December 14, 2008. Jump up ^ `` NBC remembers Russert on first ' Meet the Press ' since his death ''. CNN.com/US. June 15, 2008. Retrieved December 14, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Transcript for August 15 -- Meet the Press ''. msnbc.com. August 15, 2004. Jump up ^ `` June 22 : Sen. Joe Biden ( D - DE ), Sen. Lindsey Graham ( R - SC ), political roundtable ''. MSNBC.com. June 22, 2008. Jump up ^ `` NBC 's Tom Brokaw to moderate ' Meet the Press ' through election ''. MSNBC.com. Retrieved June 22, 2008. Jump up ^ Mike Allen ( December 1, 2008 ). `` Gregory to host ' Meet the Press ' ''. Politico. Jump up ^ `` NBC 's ' Meet The Press ' hits historic lows in the final quarter of 2013 ''. Politico. Retrieved August 14, 2014. Jump up ^ Claire Atkinson ( December 21, 2013 ). `` C staff irked as NBC News eyes cuts ''. New York Post. Retrieved December 23, 2013. Jump up ^ Mike Allen ( December 2, 2008 ). `` Gregory to host ' Meet the Press ' ''. Politico. Retrieved December 30, 2008. Jump up ^ Gabriel Sherman ( October 8, 2014 ). `` NBC Wanted to Hire Jon Stewart to Host Meet the Press ''. New York Magazine Daily Intelligencer. Retrieved December 14, 2014. Jump up ^ Andy Greene ( October 30, 2014 ). `` Jon Stewart on ' Meet The Press ' Offer : ' They Were Casting a Wide and Weird Net ' ''. Rolling Stone. Retrieved December 14, 2014. Jump up ^ de Moraes, Lisa ( September 29, 2015 ). `` Chuck Todd 's ' MTP Daily ' Debut Clocks 483K Viewers ''. Deadline.com. Archived from the original on June 15, 2017. Retrieved June 15, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Meet the Press reflects on set change ''. NBCNews.com. Retrieved August 14, 2014. Jump up ^ Hilliard, Robert L ; Keith, Michael C ( February 18, 2010 ). The Broadcast Century and Beyond : A Biography of American Broadcasting. Focal Press. ISBN 978 - 0240812366. Retrieved May 7, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Sunday, May 2 : ' Meet the Press ' to broadcast in HD, debut a new set ''. msnbc.com. May 2, 2010. Jump up ^ `` THE DEMOCRATS IN ATLANTA ; Today 's Schedule ''. The New York Times. July 17, 1988. Retrieved November 3, 2013. Jump up ^ Tim O'Shei ( August 1999 ). `` Tim Russert : Sharing Buffalo with America -- Part II ''. Living Primetime. Jump up ^ `` January 18, 2004 -- Meet the Press ''. msnbc.com. January 18, 2004. Jump up ^ `` January 25, 2004 -- Meet the Press ''. msnbc.com. January 25, 2004. Jump up ^ `` February 1, 2004 -- Meet the Press ''. msnbc.com. February 1, 2004. Jump up ^ `` February 8, 2004 -- Meet the Press ''. msnbc.com. February 8, 2004. Jump up ^ `` Transcript for July 25 -- Meet the Press ''. msnbc.com. July 25, 2004. Jump up ^ `` Transcript for August 29 -- Meet the Press ''. msnbc.com. August 29, 2004. Jump up ^ `` Transcript for October 31 -- Meet the Press ''. msnbc.com. October 31, 2004. Jump up ^ `` MTP transcript for Oct. 7, 2007 -- Meet the Press ''. msnbc.com. October 7, 2007. Jump up ^ `` MTP transcript for Nov. 11, 2007 -- Meet the Press ''. msnbc.com. November 11, 2007. Jump up ^ `` Dec. 30 : Mike Huckabee, Barack Obama : Meet the Press ''. msnbc.com. December 30, 2007. Jump up ^ `` Jan. 13 : Hillary Clinton -- Meet the Press ''. msnbc.com. January 13, 2008. Jump up ^ `` Jan. 20 : Political roundtable -- Meet the Press ''. msnbc.com. January 20, 2008. Jump up ^ `` Jan. 27 : John McCain, political roundtable -- Meet the Press ''. msnbc.com. January 27, 2008. Jump up ^ `` June 29 : Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger ( R - CA ), Gov. Dave Freudenthal ( D - WY ), Gov. Bill Ritter ( D - CO ), Chuck Todd -- Meet the Press ''. msnbc.com. June 29, 2008. Jump up ^ `` June 29 : Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger ( R - CA ), Gov. Dave Freudenthal ( D - WY ), Gov. Bill Ritter ( D - CO ), Chuck Todd -- Meet the Press ''. msnbc.com. June 29, 2008. Jump up ^ `` July 27 : Sen. Barack Obama ( D - IL ) -- Meet the Press ''. msnbc.com. July 27, 2008. Jump up ^ `` Aug. 10 : Henry Paulson, political roundtable -- Meet the Press ''. msnbc.com. August 10, 2008. Jump up ^ `` Aug. 24 : Caroline Kennedy, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi ( D - CA ), political roundtable -- Meet the Press ''. msnbc.com. August 24, 2008. Jump up ^ `` Aug. 31 : Gov. Tim Pawlenty ( R - MN ), political roundtable -- Meet the Press ''. msnbc.com. August 31, 2008. Jump up ^ `` BEHIND THE SCENES : KWWL will host `` Meet the Press '' this Sunday ``. KWWL. Jump up ^ `` Dec. 7 : President - elect Barack Obama -- Meet the Press ''. msnbc.com. December 7, 2008. Jump up ^ `` NBCNews.com Video Player ''. MSNBC. Retrieved August 14, 2014. Jump up ^ `` January 31, 2016 -- Meet the Press ''. nbcnews.com. January 31, 2016. Jump up ^ Harris, Jay S. ( editor ) ( 1978 ). TV Guide : The First 25 Years. New York : New American Library. p. 44. ISBN 0 - 452 - 25225 - 3. CS1 maint : Extra text : authors list ( link ) Jump up ^ `` Free audio and video downloaded to your PC or portable player ''. msnbc.com. Jump up ^ `` Meet the Press ''. Dial Global. Archived from the original on March 15, 2012. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Meet the Press. 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Question: who was the first host of meet the press
Answer: Martha Rountree