(Washington Post)
"Ann Curry is officially out as co-host of NBC’s struggling “Today” show — the victim of her insufficiently girlish rapport with show star Matt Lauer.
Curry is now the show’s “anchor at large” and an NBC News national and international correspondent.
“Today is going to be my last morning as regular co-host of ‘Today,’ ” said Curry, tearing up as the “Today” A Team’s 7 to 9 a.m. show wound down with all the on-air gang seated on the couch.......After all these years, I don’t even know if I can sleep in anymore. . . .But I know whatever time I wake up, I will be missing you and I will be believing in you,” Curry earnestly told co-host Lauer, weatherman/all-around go-to guy Al Roker and news reader Natalie Morales, who were seated with her on the couch.
Roker and Morales delivered canned comments about the show’s important Curry moments.
“You have the biggest heart in the business,” Lauer began after Curry had her say — the kind of lack of candor you usually see in these carefully orchestrated departure announcements.
“The way you care about people comes through in every single story you report,” he continued. “It’s not ‘goodbye’ by a long shot. We will continue to put you on planes, and you’ll be with us at the Olympics, and, most importantly, you’ve made us better, and we thank you from the bottom of our hearts.”
He then appeared to try to kiss her on the cheek, except that she winced/lurched and he wound up kissing the top of her head.
Yup, Lauer’s got his work cut out for him PR-wise, having been the subject of news media reports that he’d wanted Curry replaced.
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