Joan Rivers told HuffPostLive host Marc Lamont Hill that she thinks the real problem with the Today show is a very boring Ann Curry and old white men, not Matt Lauer. Rivers mocked Curry’s over-the-top empathy when she asked Hill, jokingly, if he liked coffee. “Do you like reaaaaalllllyyyy like coffee? Reaaaaallllyyyy? That’s making me… Read more »
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NBC Refused to Allow Ann Curry to Tweet Sympathy to Ailing Robin Roberts
New Yorker Magazine has a lengthy piece about the fall of NBC’s “Today Show.” After sixteen years of ratings dominance, “Good Morning America” is now number one. Much of the blame is landing on “Today Show” co-host Matt Lauer. Regardless, there’s no question the train-wreck that occurred with the unceremonious dumping of Ann Curry has… Read more »
Matt Lauer Tested Poorly, Not Ann Curry
In the wake of dumping Ann Curry as co-host, the “Today Show” is still reeling from all kinds of bad press, an estimated $ 40 million loss in advertising dollars, and the end of sixteen years of ratings dominance to “Good Morning America.” New Yorker Magazine published a lengthy story on the debacle Monday, pinning… Read more »
NBC Reportedly Arranging ‘Friendly Lunch’ For Matt Lauer And Ann Curry To Repair Public Image
According to the Daily News, NBC is seeking to repair Today host Matt Lauer‘s public image by having him and deposed co-host Ann Curry publicly dine together. The paper’s Marianne Garvey indicated that NBC sources told her that the network’s executives want the pair to lunch at Michael’s in Midtown Manhattan as a way of… Read more »