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Matt Lauer was an American television news personality best known for his work on The Today Show. He had a long career in media, including local news and entertainment programming, before becoming a co-host on The Today Show from 1997 to 2017. In 2017, Lauer’s contract was terminated by NBC following allegations of inappropriate sexual behavior in the workplace.
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About the Matt Lauer
Matthew Todd Laueris an American former television news personality, best known for his work with WWOR on 9 Broadcast Plazaand Cinemax in the with Beyond the Screen, which promoted many big name movies coming out, both in late 80s to early 90s, and NBC News. After serving as a local news personality in New York City on WNBC, his first national exposure was as the news anchor for The Today Show from 1994 to 1997. In 1997, Lauer was moved from the news desk to the host’s chair, and served as the co-host of NBC’s Today show from 1997 to 2017. He was also a frequent contributor for the evening news magazine Dateline NBC. With NBC, Lauer hosted the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and co-hosted the opening ceremonies of several Olympic Games.
In November 2017, Lauer’s contract was terminated by NBC after NBC reported receiving “a detailed complaint from a colleague about inappropriate sexual behavior in the workplace” and added that NBC had “reason to believe this may not have been an isolated incident.”
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Matt Lauer is an American former television news personality, best known for his work as the co-host of NBC’s Today show from 1997 to 2017.
Before becoming a national star on The Today Show, Matt Lauer worked as a local news personality in New York City on WNBC and also had roles on WWOR and Cinemax in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
Matt Lauer served as the co-host of NBC’s Today show from 1997 to 2017, a total of 20 years.
In November 2017, Matt Lauer’s contract with NBC was terminated after the network received a detailed complaint about his inappropriate sexual behavior in the workplace.
In addition to The Today Show, Matt Lauer hosted the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and co-hosted the opening ceremonies of several Olympic Games for NBC.
Matt Lauer was born on December 30, 1957.
Early in his career, Matt Lauer worked as a news personality on the WWOR show ,9 Broadcast Plaza,, which was a popular New York City/Brooklyn area hybrid entertainment and local news program that would later become The Richard Bey Show.
5 Quotes by Matt Lauer
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I get letters from women, and they say, ‘I love your Roman nose.’ If I weren’t on TV and I walked past that same woman, she’d go, ‘Did you see the beak on that guy?
Matt Lauerformer American journalist
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Researchers have discovered that chocolate produces some of the same reactions in the brain as marijuana. The researchers also discovered other similarities between the two but can’t remember what they are.
Matt Lauerformer American journalist
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It usually takes two people a little while to learn where the funny buttons are and testy buttons are.
Matt Lauerformer American journalist
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The Iraqis have once again failed to meet a deadline for a final draft of the constitution.
Matt Lauerformer American journalist
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Not a lot of conservatives on this list. Are more liberals than conservatives screwing up America?
Matt Lauerformer American journalist