Today Show

[BehindNYNews 147]

Savannah had her baby girl today!

[danielk 0]

Guest hosts next week:

http://www.today.com/allday/meredith-vieira-brian-williams-tom-brokaw-guest-host-today-1D80129378

 

 

 

Monday: Meredith Vieira

Tuesday: Brian Williams

Wednesday: Kathie Lee and Hoda

Thursday: Tom Brokaw

Friday: Maria Shriver

Interesting...but will Maria, Tom and Brian force that they get announced before Matt at the 7am? Maybe...I'm guessing KLG will obviously want to get announced full stop, seems like something she'd demand.

[Leavellebrett 85]

Brian Williams said on tonight's Nightly News that he is coanchoring Today tomorrow. Expect another one of these...

 

[24994J 5676]

Geez...BriWi, Josh Elliott and Bryant Gumbel were all on Today in like the first minute of the show. Add in Lauer, and it's the past, present, potential future of the show, all with a little dose of the surreal.

[danielk 0]

 

Geez...BriWi, Josh Elliott and Bryant Gumbel were all on Today in like the first minute of the show. Add in Lauer, and it's the past, present, potential future of the show, all with a little dose of the surreal.

 

What was Bryant doing there today?

[24994J 5676]

What was Bryant doing there today?

Same thing as Josh, talking about Ray Rice.

[JoseRM303 171]

Jenna Wolfe named lifestyle and fitness correspondent for Today show; no replacement yet named for Jenna on Weekend Today.

 

http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/changes-at-weekend-today-2_b236520

[JoseRM303 171]

Well according to this Sheinelle Jones is supposedly going to be replacing Jenna Wolfe as news anchor on Weekend Today:

 

http://ftvlive.com/todays-news/2014/9/12/is-former-philly-anchor-getting-jenna-wolfes-old-job

 

I would've thought at least Craig Melvin would've gotten the gig.

[Daybreak 294]

 

Well according to this Sheinelle Jones is supposedly going to be replacing Jenna Wolfe as news anchor on Weekend Today:

 

http://ftvlive.com/todays-news/2014/9/12/is-former-philly-anchor-getting-jenna-wolfes-old-job

 

I would've thought at least Craig Melvin would've gotten the gig.

 

I believe they are grooming Craig Melvin to replace Lester Holt in the future. Plus not to be all controversial, I highly doubt that they would have two black males on Weekend Today.

[former newsboy 52]

Hoda Kotb all week long! Somebody pinch me! Meant to post sooner, saw a commercial following weekend Nightly News. This is the way it should be. Matt's an ass but Hoda is the perfect co-host for him à la Meredith Vieira. Why they didn't go with her instead of ho-hum Savannah, I'll never understand.

[JoseRM303 171]

Well it's official former Good Day Philadelphia anchor Sheinelle Jones joining Weekend Today as news anchor/reader:

 

http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/sheinelle-jones-named-news-anchor-of-weekend-today_b238932

[morningnewsexecutive 1]

Former GMA anchor joining Today as a special correspondent.

 

http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/former-gma-anchor-joan-lunden-named-special-correspondent-for-today-show_b239975

[MorningNews 1544]

Once again, it's for a week...

[morningnewsexecutive 1]

My #wcw, Savannah Guthrie will return Nov. 3rd. She made a surprise visit this am on the show with Vale and Mike.

[BehindNYNews 147]

Well it looks like Jamie Horowitz had some big plans at Today, including getting rid of Natalie (which explains the rumors) and Savannah and replacing them with Josh Elliot and Hoda Kotb respectively.

 

http://pagesix.com/2014/11/18/matt-lauer-behind-the-firing-of-top-today-executive-jamie-horowitz/

[B2r4a6n 103]

While I think Hoda should have gotten the anchor spot to begin with, Savannah's not that bad and the last thing the Today show needs is any more on air personnel changes.

[susquvalleywgal 524]

So, Matt Lauer wants the TODAY tradition to continue to cocktail hour at 10AM?! Well Played Mayans.

 

-- Matt

[24994J 5676]

I'm actually going to commend Matt on this one. His co-anchors essentially asked him for some assistance and pull, and he came to bat for them. Sure, Matt effectively got another person fired, but how is it any worse than what Horowitz was going to do?

[FanOfWNBC 0]

IMO this is a really stupid move. I happen to like both Hoda and Tamron, and wouldn't like to see either of them leave today, but Natalie and Willie? Absolutely insane.

 

Interestingly, though, the Yahoo! article ( https://tv.yahoo.com/news/report-natalie-morales-willie-geist-fired-today-143900015.html ) also says this:

 

"However, it's possible that NBC could try to woo Morales and Geist back, according to Us,since their firings came at the recommendation of Today general manager Jamie Horowitz, who was let go on Monday after just two months."

 

Now that would be a good thing.

 

"It's just my opinion. I could be wrong." -- Dennis Miller

[24994J 5676]

Take a look at some headlines. No one seems to know what's going on...

 

https://news.google.com/news?ncl=diD-ypbLn0-xbEMG0sL488eEEPPdM&q=natalie+morales+willie+geist&lr=English&hl=en&sa=X&ei=BMxsVNvVEIekyQTHgIHAAg&ved=0CCsQqgIwAA

[JoseRM303 171]

Would like to see Lester and Dylan promoted to weekdays and Matt & Al demoted to weekends.

[Rusty Muck 4432]

So I take it the Today Show wanted a more catastrophic mess than what befell the Tonight Show in 2010?

 

This would have been tailor made for an Abbott and Costello comedy bit.

[B2r4a6n 103]

How much longer does anyone think Ms. Turness will be around for...I give her until sometime early next year.

[24994J 5676]

Looks like US Weekly screwed one of the many pooches on this one...

 

http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/nbc-news-boss-on-us-weekly-today-show-story-the-rumors-are-wrong-period_b246485

[MidwestTV 1270]

Didn't this story first come from a tabloid source? Why did you guys take anything from a tabloid so seriously? They were probably just trying to stir up some controversy and get people talking, and it worked.