SHARE THIS VIDEO —
Martha Rountree: Co-founder and the first moderator of 'Meet the Press'
Martha Rountree co-founded “Meet the Press,” along with Lawrence Spivak. A broadcasting pioneer, Rountree served as the broadcast’s first moderator while also producing a program called “Leave It to the Girls.” NBC News launched “Meet the Press” in 1947 and Rountree remained the moderator until 1953.