Kristen Welker debuted as the moderator of Meet the Press Sunday with a sometimes contentious interview with former President Donald Trump. She shared that she is completely understanding how important her new role is.
In concluding her debut episode of the venerable Sunday political affairs show, Kristen Welker noted she is keenly aware of the role she now occupies.
“It is an incredible honor to be sitting in this chair and I feel the huge responsibility it carries. I also want to recognize all of the women, all of the people of color, who’ve been pathfinders to make this moment possible, as well as all of the journalists who have mentored me along the way,” said Welker.
“When my colleague Andrea Mitchell applied for her first job at a news radio station in Philadelphia in 1967, she was told the newsroom was no place for a woman. Well, she talked them into hiring her for the overnight shift. I’m here because she and other fearless women never stopped fighting for their places in the newsroom.”
She continued by noting that each major Sunday political affairs program is now anchored by a woman.
“So to (ABC’s) Martha (Raddatz), (CBS’) Margaret (Brennan), (CNN’s) Dana (Bash), and (Fox’s) Shannon (Bream), I am incredibly honored to join you on Sunday mornings. I also stand on the shoulders of the first moderator and co-founder of this broadcast, Martha Rountree, who had the courage to launch this program back in 1947.”
