I can't believe I used to watch the Today Show before I discovered the the internet. Soon after finding FR I read a compilation of Brian Gumball's biased interview questions. I really had not noticed before that.
Couric is really a pretty good interviewer, but she will never put tough questions to the people she likes.
I stopped watching the Today Show in the 90's after many years of tuning in. Brian Gumball made me so angry at the time, I swore to never watch it again (and I haven't). I remember looking for an email address to send them a nasty-gram, and they didn't have one.