Hoda Kotb, who has filled in on NBC’s “Today” show since Matt Lauer was fired in November, is now officially replacing him in the 7 a.m. ET hour. Kotb and Savannah Githrie broke the news on-air this morning. ”We’re very fortunate to have someone like Hoda who brings immense talent and tremendous positive energy, and […]
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Matt Lauer has been fired from NBC News after an employee filed a complaint about “inappropriate sexual behavior in the workplace,” the network announced. Savannah Guthrie made the announcement at the top of the “Today” show this morning, where Lauer has been an anchor for two decades. NBC News chairman Andrew Lack said in a […]
From Campaign US: Considering NBC almost killed its “Today” show franchise twice (does the axing of both Jane Pauley and Ann Curry simply because they were aging ring a bell?), you might have assumed the network learned a lesson: Don’t mess with success. “Today” was like a well-oiled machine, with four seamless hours and a […]
Megyn Kelly’s long-awaited 9 a.m. ET hour of NBC’s “Today” show will premiere on Monday, Sept. 25. The new hour will include a live studio audience and will compete predominantly with ABC morning talker “Live! With Kelly and Ryan” in most markets. While Kelly’s Sunday primetime newsmagazine, which will not air this fall, is overseen […]
Reports have surfaced that NBC will debut a new Sunday night newsmagazine anchored by Megyn Kelly in June, which would be three months she is expected to make her today on veteran morning franchise “Today.” The new program is expected to feature Kelly as the lead of an ensemble of reporters, and will be supervised […]
From Campaign US: Do you ever get the feeling that you, the audience, know more about how to cast a program than the networks themselves? Maybe that’s because you understand the show more than they do. I am referring, of course, to the abrupt exit of Tamron Hall from NBC’s “Today” show franchise to make […]
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On the heels of Megyn Kelly joining NBC next fall comes word that Tamron Hall has exited the network. Hall, who served as anchor on NBC and MSNBC and co-hosted the third hour of “Today” with Al Roker, was reportedly offered a multi-year, multi-million dollar contract but opted to exit. “We are disappointed that she […]
From Campaign U.S.: There could be some choppy waters ahead for Fox News. And, for Megyn Kelly, there is no guarantee she will be a success in her new gig at NBC. Just think of Katie Couric, who left NBC’s “Today” at the height of her popularity in 2006. This week, 10 years later, she […]
Katie Couric returns to co-host the “Today” show with Matt Lauer for the week of Jan. 2-6, filling in for Savannah Guthrie who’s on currently maternity leave. Couric gained most notoriety as “Today” show anchor with Bryant Gumbel from 1991-96 and with Lauer from 1997-2006. Her presence along with the show’s move to the Rockefeller […]
