Feb
18
Costas Returns as Anchor for Olympic Broadcast
Posted in: UncategorizedBob Costas, NBC’s prime-time Olympic host, has recovered from an eye infection that kept him off camera for six days.
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Feb
13
Matt Lauer’s Olympian Assignment for NBC Begins Early and Ends Late
Posted in: UncategorizedWith Bob Costas sidelined, Matt Lauer of “Today” is also on prime time, with little sleep. “I can’t do this schedule for any prolonged period of time,” he says.
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Feb
12
Costas’s ‘Pinkeye’ Keeps Him Away Another Day at the Olympics
Posted in: UncategorizedThe longtime NBC host of the Olympics tended to his sore eyes on Wednesday, while the “Today” co-host Matt Lauer again served double duty.
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Feb
11
Eye Infection Forces Costas to Step Aside From Olympics Coverage
Posted in: UncategorizedMatt Lauer is filling in for Bob Costas, NBC’s longtime Olympic host, as he tries to get a painful and worsening eye infection under control.
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Sep
13
NBC Announces a Face-Lift, and One New Face, for ‘Today’
Posted in: UncategorizedNBC outlined changes for its morning program, “Today,” which has lost about a quarter of its audience and is stuck in second place behind “Good Morning America.”
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Jul
03
The TV Watch: Cooking Up Redemption, With a Dollop of Denial
Posted in: UncategorizedOn “Today” Paula Deen, the tarnished queen of Southern cooking, offered a contrite defense to charges that she has used racist epithets.
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Apr
18
Who Can Save the ‘Today’ Show?
Posted in: UncategorizedHow a toxic clash of personalities cost NBC’s “Today” its No. 1 ranking. Matt Lauer may yet lead the show back to the top spot, but the morning is tougher now than ever.
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Mar
29
Media Decoder Blog: The Breakfast Meeting: Awkwardness at NBC, and Barbara Walters’ Retirement
Posted in: UncategorizedNBC has yet to learn how to handle successions gracefully, Barbara Walters will retire in 2014, and Christopher Cuomo and Kate Bolduan will host a new CNN morning show.
Mar
27
Call to Cooper of CNN Hints at a Shift for ‘Today’
Posted in: UncategorizedAn NBC executive is said to have asked Anderson Cooper if he would consider taking Matt Lauer’s job as co-host on the “Today” show, which has slumped in the ratings.
Mar
14
Advertising: ‘Today’ Show Anchor Lauer Jokes About Low Ratings
Posted in: UncategorizedAt NBCUniversal’s annual presentation to advertisers, Matt Lauer and Savannah Guthrie made a few jokes about the show’s weakened ratings.
Mar
14
At NBC, a Struggle to Revive the Morning Magic
Posted in: UncategorizedThe last year for Matt Lauer, the once-popular host of the network’s “Today” show, is a lesson on how a combination of missteps can precipitate a star’s fall.
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