Meredith Vieira will be leaving her position as co-host of NBC's 'The Today Show,' according to the Hollywood Reporter. The news veteran will step down in June--almost three months before the end of her contract.Ann Curry will take Vieira's place as co-host and Natalie Morales will replace Curry as newsreader. An official announcement could come as early as next week.
Vieira is apparently "beloved" by the 'Today' cast and crew, but a combination of long, tiring hours and personal struggles (her husband is battling multiple sclerosis and cancer) are likely the reason she's leaving. Vieira would only sign a one-year deal when her contract expired last year, and has been open about her husband's health problems.




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Good!Finally! BYE BYE. Now maybe you can take care of your children and fire the NANNIES who raised them! ALA Kelly Ripa
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Joy you really are dumb. Do you know how old Merediths kids are. They are in college. She didnt have nanny's Get your facts right before you type.
You are both wrong! Her children are in their 40s and have been stroked by Al Sharpton, him being a proud attendee of the GLAAD awards renouncing his title of 'Reverend' petting the kitty while shaving the Semite.
I'd like it if Katie Couric came back.
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Sorry to see her go, but Ann Curry should have gotten that chair in the first place after Katie left. I would also like to see Kathy Lee Gifford leave too, she adds nothing to the show.
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Totally disagree, Kathie Lee is TV gold. People who don't like her are usually bland and don't have a sense of humor.
You have said exactly what I have said all along. Really Meredith should have never been able to stay. I have nothing against her but I thought she was terrible, she never reaaly fit in and never looked right in that seat anyway. I think Ann should have gotten it when Kati left. And Kathy Lee, I would love to see her gone, she hates Hoda, every chance she gets she tries to be little her and talk down to her like sh's better than she is.
I guess she'll continue to do syndicated Millionaire, which is at most 35 days of work a year(they tape at least five shows a day, maybe six or seven on some days, and do 175 shows a year). They've used guest hosts two or three times a year for the past several seasons because of her Today show work.
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O M G!! Ann Curry as an anchor!! I am one person who will no longer watch TODAY after Meredith leaves.
Ann Curry is the worst interviewer, always invading the other person's space with her arm flailing.
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You got that right about Ann Curry! I can't stand to watch her interview people in the studio! She is so much better in the field.
I agree! She is unberarable to watch. I will be watching a new morning show if she takes over.
I agree - I don't care for Ann Curry - I won't knock myself out to see the Today show in the morning. I very much liked Meredith. I do like Matt.
She looks like the cryptkeeper! How old is she? She seriously looks 80. I have grandparents that look younger than her! And Elizabeth Taylor looked younger than her at 79! Whoa. That's some serious aging she's got going on. I'm shocked.
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Yeah, if your husband has cancer AND MS and you've earned the kind of cash she has over the years it's probably time to forget about the grueling career schedules and focus on more important things for awhile.
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Well Ann Curry will finally get the chair that she has NO place in getting.... that is one way to make sure that i never watch the show again. She is the worst excuse of a TV personality there is.
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I'll miss Meridith and I will be praying for her & her family. Not thrilled with Ann replacing her but it's better than Kathy Lee Gifford. I feel so sorry for Hoda. 4 hours of the Today is too long but I think I will be looking for a new morning show to watch..... starting NOW>
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Sorry to see Meredith go she seems like a sweetheart I like ann curry but I think Natalie Morales would be a much better replacement choice
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