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Posted on 11/30/2017 4:08:51 PM PST by Trump20162020
Matt Lauer’s abrupt firing from NBC News after accusations of inappropriate sexual behavior has left the network with a huge hole to fill. NBC made Lauer the face of morning television. He had been co-anchor of Today for 20 years and was being paid an annual salary in the $20 million range, according to The Wall Street Journal. He was fired on Wednesday after a staffer filed a complaint alleging he engaged in misconduct during NBC’s coverage of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.
NBC News Chairman Andy Lack wrote a memo to the staff, saying the allegations made by the accuser represented “a clear violation of our company’s standards,” and that even though it was the first complaint he’d hear about Lauer in two decades, the network was “presented with reason to believe this may not have been an isolated incident,” reports WSJ. Later, Variety published a piece in which multiple unidentified women accused Lauer of inappropriate sexual behavior. The New York Times and NBC News reported two additional accusations.
Today generates over $500 million a year for NBC, according to WSJ. It is still the most-watched morning program among adults 25 to 54 years old. Now, NBC has to figure out what to do with Lauer’s spot. On Wednesday, Today co-anchor Savannah Guthrie was joined by Hoda Kotb, who is an anchor on the 10 a.m. hour of the four-hour program. NBC has not disclosed any information about temporary or permanent plans to replace Lauer, but a source told WSJ that Kotb will co-host with Guthrie for the rest of the week.
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Talk about “inappropriate sexual behavior”. Will she wear the hooker outfit she wore when she interviewed Putin?
Yeah, then the drapes would match the carpet.
Hmmmm. She’d be rising above her level of incompetence.
Blind gossip indicates indicates most at NBC hate her
“I hope so because she’ll tank it.”
I AGREE! Let them go suicidal!! We won’t pay attention until it happens. And then it’s “Let us eat popcorn.”
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I don’t think the anchors already on the show will like this one bit.
Oh, the catfights will become something the gossip columnists will love to report.
That cat fights might draw an audience.
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