NBC News executive Alex Wallace, who oversees the troubled morning show, made the comment Wednesday in response to reports that the network had approached CNN's Anderson Cooper about the Today job.
NBC’s Wallace: ‘We’re Not Replacing Lauer’
NEW YORK (AP) — A top NBC executive says the network is not considering replacing Matt Lauer as anchor of the “Today” show.
NBC News executive Alex Wallace, who oversees the troubled morning show, made the comment Wednesday in response to reports that the network had approached CNN’s Anderson Cooper about the “Today” job.
The report first appeared in Deadline Hollywood and was confirmed to The Associated Press by a source who spoke on condition of anonymity because the discussions were private.
Wallace says Lauer is “the best in the business” and that NBC wants him on “Today” for many years to come.
The “Today” show has fallen behind ABC’s “Good Morning America” in the ratings and Lauer has been buffeted by bad publicity surrounding last year’s ouster of co-anchor Ann Curry.
Comments (7)
none none says:
March 27, 2013 at 3:00 pm
Matt who?
Angie McClimon says:
March 27, 2013 at 3:01 pm
I see. So NBC News is becoming just as braindead as NBC Entertainment. I think Comcast needs to clean house…again.
kendra campbell says:
March 27, 2013 at 3:40 pm
Alex Wallace says Lauer is “the best in the business” and that NBC wants him on Today for many years to come. Translation: Lauer is toast and will be replaced sometime this summer.
Matthew Castonguay says:
March 27, 2013 at 3:55 pm
If they’re not considering getting rid of him, they’re incompetent. But I think it’s clear they are. Pronouncements like this are usually the kiss of death.
Dale Godfrey says:
March 27, 2013 at 7:54 pm
I thought CBS showed the broadcast world how BAD things could get when they stood their ground with Katie doing the CBS Evening News! HEY, NBC, are you 100% BRAIN DEAD?? Betcha Lauer is gone-gone-gone before Christmas!
Gregg Palermo says:
March 27, 2013 at 10:04 pm
NBC’s female viewers: ‘We’re not watching Lauer.’
loretta mahoney says:
April 2, 2013 at 3:17 pm
Anderson Cooper on the Today Show? You must be kidding.