Posts with tag "today"

NBC Ends Rule Barring Gay Weddings on 'Today'

Posted Jul 9th 2010 at 06:31 AM by PopEater / Wire Services

After a meeting with gay and lesbian activists on Thursday, NBC's 'Today' show said it is changing the rules for its annual wedding contest to allow same-sex couples to apply for a ceremony conducted on morning TV. NBC extended the deadline for applications until Monday. Already thousands of couples have expressed interest in the on-air wedding, which the top-rated morning show has sponsored for a ...

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Oprah Wards Off Attacks About Revealing Charla Nash's Face

Posted Nov 16th 2009 at 12:19 PM by Dino Sossi

Talk show guru Oprah Winfrey defended her decision to reveal the face of chimp attack victim Charla Nash on her show last week, revealing she considered blurring the image but decided against it. "There was great concern as to how to show the face, whether to show the face, and how to do it," Oprah shared on friend Gayle King's Sirius Radio show late last week. "And I finally thought that she ...

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'Today' Show Halloween Costumes, Starring Yoda Kotb and Matt Skywalker

Posted Oct 30th 2009 at 09:54 AM by PopEater Staff

For this year's costume party, 'Today' traveled to a galaxy far, far away for inspiration. Why 'Star Wars'? As Yoda would say: Dwell on the logic you mustn't. Just enjoy the ridiculousness of this most beloved annual tradition of watching Matt Lauer and company acting silly. Working with George Lucas, the gang gussied up in elaborate costumes -- surrounded by Stormtroopers and huge set pieces ...