{"id":1069,"date":"2026-05-31T13:07:34","date_gmt":"2026-05-31T13:07:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=1069"},"modified":"2026-05-31T13:07:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T13:07:34","slug":"meet-the-press-launches-live-event-franchise-with-moment-conversations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=1069","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Meet the Press\u2019 Launches Live-Event Franchise With \u2018Moment\u2019 Conversations"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\n\tSoon people will have an opportunity to really meet \u201cMeet the Press.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\nKristen Welker, the current moderator of the long-running NBC Sunday public-affairs program, will host the first live event tied to the show, \u201cMeet the Moment LIVE,\u201d at City Winery in New York City on June 29. At the gathering, a crowd that purchases tickets will see a conversation between Welker and Taraji P. Henson, who will discuss her acting career as well as her work built around advocating for mental health.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=1067\">President Lula Launches Tela Brasil, a Free-of-Charge Streaming Service Offering Brazilian Productions<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cMeet the Press\u201d has since 1947 convened top newsmakers in the nation\u2019s capital to talk about the most pressing issues of the news cycle in front of a TV crowd of news aficionados. Since taking the reins of the program as moderator in 2023, Welker has worked to broaden the conversation. The show\u2019s \u201cMeet the Moment\u201d segments tend to focus on bigger issues that affect the whole nation and rely on interviews with people from outside the Beltway. Among those who have made a \u201cMoment\u201d are Olivia Munn, Michael Phelps and Martin Luther King III, and issues have included everything from grief to infertility to sports.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cWe are always going to have the big political conversations and the guests who are at the center of political discussions,\u201d says Welker, during a recent interview. Still,  many topics affect the broader audience and aren\u2019t typically addressed during tradition interviews on the show.\u00a0 Concerns over such things as public health \u201care issues our politicians are working with,\u201d she adds, \u201cThey impact our politics. They impact our culture. They impact the world in which we live.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cMeet The Press\u201d is the latest show in the NBC News portfolio to try to develop new revenue through live events. In recent months, Willie Geist has done a handful of longer-form interviews for \u201cSunday Today\u201d in front of live crowds, and NBC News orchestrated a series of in-person events around \u201cToday\u201d last fall, The concepts typically generate revenue from tickets, but can also do so through advertising partnerships that weave specific brands and promotional messages throughout the occasion.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tNBCUniversal\u2019s news division may be taking a cue from counterparts at Bravo, which in most years hosts a multi-day \u201cBravoCon\u201d fan event that includes sponsorships, conversations and appearances by the people at the center of its programming.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tThere are good reasons to highlight the \u201cMeet the Moment\u201d segment, says David Gelles, executive producer of \u201cMeet the Press.\u201d \u201cWe have never lost a Sunday in the key demo whenever we have a \u2018Meet the Moment\u2019 conversation,\u201d he says. \u201cIt reflects the idea that people are incredibly curious about the conversation, and they feel like they are learning.\u201d Focus groups reveal that \u201cMeet the Moment\u201d talks have played a key role, he says, in bringing new viewers to \u201cPress\u201d on Sundays.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=1065\">Jay-Z Brings New York Flair to Philadelphia for Triumphant Roots Picnic Performance Featuring Jazmine Sullivan, Bilal and Meek Mill: Concert Review<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\tBesides, says Gelles, \u201cPress\u201d has over the years done well by inviting guests to the show from outside the political sphere, including, people such as Kobe Bryant. \u201cWe are finding a new way to approach something that has been happening on the show for a long time,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tWelker says she was partly inspired to test something new on the show by an old \u201cMeet the Press\u201d interview with baseball legend Yogi Berra. \u201cHe isn\u2019t a politician but because baseball touches all of us, it\u2019s a part of our politics,\u201d she says. The hope is that the conversations with figures from outside the typical \u201cPress\u2019\u201d coterie of guests \u201cadd another layer of information and understanding around really complex\u00a0 issues.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cMeet the Press\u201d has a rich history of expanding into new media frontiers, Under Chuck Todd, the previous moderator, the show steered into podcasts, an edition on MSNBC and even a film festival.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tApproximately 400 people will be able to watch Welker and Hanson talk on June 29, when they do, there\u2019s hope it will be the start of longer-term series of important exchanges. \u201cWe see this as part of the future of \u2018Meet the Press,\u2019\u201d says Gelles. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=1063\">Kanye West and Travis Scott Concerts Banned in Italy<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NBC News&#8217; &#8216;Meet the Press&#8217; launches a live-events franchise based on &#8216;Meet the Moment&#8217; conversations moderator Kristen Welker has with atypical guests<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1068,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[54],"tags":[1070,1071,1072,1073],"class_list":["post-1069","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tv","tag-david-gelles","tag-kristen-welker","tag-meet-the-press","tag-nbc-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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