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Meredith Signs Off Today

Evann Gastaldo — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 10:23:21 CDT

Meredith Vieira signed off for the last time on Today this morning in an emotional farewell to the job she’s held for five years. "It's tough. It's a hard one. Very mixed emotions. I'm looking at everybody right here and wishing I ... no, I know it's right, but it's hard,...

Emotional Meredith Vieira: I've Decided to Leave Today

Evann Gastaldo — Mon, 09 May 2011 11:42:05 CDT

Meredith Vieira today confirmed the rumor that's been going around for a while : She is leaving Today in June. As expected, Ann Curry will replace her as Matt Lauer's co-host. An emotional Vieira said she is "sad" to leave but looking forward to spending more time with her family; the...

Matt Lauer May Be Leaving Today Show

John Johnson — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 17:37:09 CDT

The morning show intrigue continues: On the heels of a report that Meredith Vieira will be leaving the Today show comes another that says co-host Matt Lauer is on his way out, too. An anonymous insider tells Entertainment Tonight that Lauer won't renew his contract in December, and ET raises...

Meredith Vieira Leaving Today: Sources

Rob Quinn — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 02:20:22 CDT

NBC execs are reportedly preparing for a tomorrow without Today host Meredith Vieira. The host is said to be considering leaving the top-rated morning show when her contract expires in December. Viera, 57, is tired of the demanding schedule and wants to spend more time with her husband, who has...

Girl, 13, Spills C-Word, Twice, on Today Show

Mary Papenfuss — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 04:41:34 CDT

An innocent-looking 13-year-old girl calmly burbled the C-word—twice—on national TV yesterday without missing a beat. "We just have to be careful with our language, but that's all right, sweetheart," says the all- forgiving Meredith Vieira on the Today Show . "Oh, sorry," says Kayla Manson. The Florida teen is...

9 Successes Who Were Rejected by Colleges

Evann Gastaldo — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 10:17:00 CDT

As high school seniors across the country anxiously wait for college acceptance—or rejection—letters, the Wall Street Journal offers a glimpse at a few success stories who received the dreaded thin envelope: Warren Buffett : Though his rejection from Harvard Business School was “crushing” at the time, it “turned out...

NBC's Rah-Rah Coverage of Team USA Nauseates

Harry Kimball — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 11:40:56 CST

Shaun White may be introducing new tricks during these Games, but NBC’s coverage of him, and Team USA in general, remains an unchanged lesson in "network heavy breathing," writes Alessandra Stanley. “Hyped-up commentators” explain the action “often incomprehensibly,” but once the race is over the cameras are “instantaneously intrusive.” Take...

Ethics Panel Blasts NBC's 'Checkbook Journalism'

Tue, 29 Dec 2009 18:49:00 CST

The Society of Professional Journalists has condemned NBC News for practicing "checkbook journalism" by chartering a jet to bring home from Brazil a US man and his son involved in a bitter custody battle. David Goldman granted an interview to Meredith Vieira of NBC's Today show that aired yesterday. "Paying...

Winehouse Assault Trial Begins

Evann Gastaldo — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 11:37:01 CDT

Hair and booze, two of Amy Winehouse’s better-documented crutches, came into play at the start of her assault trial today, People reports. When demonstrating the height difference in court between herself and the dancer who accuses Winehouse of slapping her, Winehouse pointed out, “my hair does make a difference.” For...