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American television program

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Curry

  • Ann Curry
    In Ann Curry

    …as a correspondent on the Today show, a morning news program aired by the National Broadcasting Co. (NBC). Curry was noted especially for her reporting on humanitarian crises in war-torn countries and on natural disasters.

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Lauer

  • Matt Lauer
    In Matt Lauer

    …as the cohost (1997–2017) of Today, a weekday morning news and talk show airing on the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) television network. He was fired from his job amid allegations of inappropriate behavior that became public as part of the Me Too movement.

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U.S. television history

  • Milton Berle
    In Television in the United States: Tabloid TV

    …and information shows such as Today (NBC, begun 1952) and Good Morning America (ABC, begun 1975) were followed by a mix of soap operas, game shows, domestic variety programs, and children’s shows. A new genre, the audience-participation talk show (also called the “tabloid talk show” by many of its detractors),…

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Vieira

  • Meredith Vieira
    In Meredith Vieira

    …a vacant coanchor seat on Today, which aired on NBC. After stepping away from that position in 2011, Vieira became a special correspondent for NBC’s news division. In addition to appearing on the newsmagazine Rock Center with Brian Williams (2011–13) and other programs, she cohosted the network’s coverage of the…

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