evidence: Kristen Welker is the new moderator of 'Meet the Press' – and the 1st Black journalist behind the desk. What you need to know. [...] Welker, 47, who has been NBC's chief White House correspondent since 2011, is taking over the desk from Chuck Todd this weekend. [...] Welker is based in Washington, D.C., where she lives with her husband and her two-year-old daughter.