Todd was born and raised in a Jewish family. His birthday is recorded as April 8, 1972, in Miami, Florida, after which he was named Charles David Todd. His parents – Lois Cheri (née Bernstein) and Stephen Randolph Todd raised him in Jewish traditions and he is still steeped in religion. He is a member of the Reform congregation at Rodef Shalom Temple in Falls Church, Virginia.
For his education, Todd Chuck first graduated from Miami Killian High School in Kendall before continuing his studies at George Washington University, where he studied between 1990 and 1994, although he never graduated with a major. in political science nor the music minor he had gone for.
Despite his previous experience with education, his outstanding contribution to journalism speaks volumes and for this reason Marymount University presented him with a well-deserved honorary doctorate. He is the author of Stranger: Barack Obama in the White House, a rigorous account of Barack Obama’s administration. The book was well received and applauded by experts. While he published the book in 2014, he teamed up with Sheldon Gawiser to co-write How Barack Obama Won: Statewide Guide to the Historic 2008 Presidential Election. The piece was published in 2009.
