The Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) _ An NBC News executive says the network is close to naming chief White House correspondent David Gregory as Tim Russert's replacement on the top-ranked Sunday political talk show "Meet the Press."Gregory is negotiating terms of a deal that would give him the job, said the NBC News executive, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal wasn't final.
Gregory has been considered one of the leading candidates for the job since Russert died last June. Tom Brokaw has filled in since then, and is interviewing President-elect Barack Obama on Sunday's show.
The Huffington Post had earlier reported Gregory was the selection, to which NBC News spokeswoman Allison Gollust said, "We have nothing to announce. Just because the Huffington Post says something doesn't make it true."
Published 12/2/08 by
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