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NBC Is Said to Offer Lauer’s Job to Cooper

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Word that Anderson Cooper was offered Matt Lauer’s job to co-host the “Today” show, which has slumped in the ratings, indicates that NBC is preparing a succession plan.

 

Lauer: NBC's 'Today' will be back on top

Matt Lauer

Matt Lauer told advertisers Thursday that he wants to get the "Today" show back to being the most watched and least talked about morning show on television, and that he expects to do it.

 

Matt Lauer Signs Long-Term Deal With Today

Matt Lauer

Where in the world in Matt Lauer? Looks like he'll be at Rockefeller Plaza for quite a while. Although Lauer won't make the official announcement until tomorrow, NBC News confirms that the Today cohost has signed a long-term deal with the show. "Matt is the franchise, and our franchise player has decided to keep leading our team," Steve Capus, President of NBC News, told The New York Times.

 

Couric returns to 'Today' for interview with Lauer

In a return to her old "Today" show stomping grounds, Katie Couric says she expects to make a decision about her future in a few weeks....

 

Kanye West cancels upcoming 'Today' performance

Kanye West cancels upcoming 'Today' performance

Kanye West has backed out of a scheduled performance on NBC's "Today" show after getting upset with how his interview with host Matt Lauer this week was handled. West's record company confirmed the cancellation to "Today" on Friday after the rapper said on his Twitter account that he wouldn't perform. He was scheduled to appear Nov. 26, part of a promotion drive for his new disc, "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy," which is being released Nov. 22.

 

Obama: Money without reform won’t fix schools

Speaking to TODAY's Matt Lauer in the Green Room of the White House for nearly 30 minutes, President Obama said that additional funding tied to significant reforms — including a longer school year and lifting teaching as a profession — is a much-needed fix.

 

Obama says he's finding out 'whose ass to kick' over Gulf disaster

Obama says he's finding out 'whose ass to kick' over Gulf disaster

Is President Obama bowing to criticism that he hasn't shown enough emotion and outrage about the Gulf of Mexico oil spill? In an interview with the "Today" show's Matt Lauer on Tuesday morning, the president offered his bluntest response yet about the disaster, telling Lauer he's been talking to experts about "whose ass to kick" when it comes to responsibility for the mess.

 

Matt Lauer Cheating? Annette Roque, 'Today' Host Reportedly Split After Olympics Affairs

Larry King isn't the only TV personality with marital issues. "Today" show host Matt Lauer has reportedly moved out of his house after his wife accused him of cheating while covering the Winter Olympics in Vancouver.

 

Palin Says Letterman "Crossed the Line," Rejects "Convenient" Apology

Matt Lauer can't seem to catch a break: First, a certain couch-hopping A-lister called him glib. Now, according to Sarah Palin, he's "extremely naive."

 

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