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Meredith Vieira: My Husband's Never Warmed to the Dog
Originally posted 11/03/2012 07:15AM
For her last appearance as host of the Today show, Meredith Vieira kept dog Jasper at her side – something her husband, Richard Cohen, can't seem to fathom.
"I find it mind-boggling that anybody can be as affectionate and pay as much attention to [him] as Meredith does," he says during a taped segment for Wednesday's episode of the Today show, in which he and Vieira reflect on his new book, I Want to Kill the Dog.
"I don't think that Richard has ever really taken to Jasper the way one would hope," Vieira adds, "and also maybe there's a little jealousy."
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Savannah Guthrie Survives First-Day Hazing on Today
Originally posted 07/10/2012 10:45AM
Now that she's taken her spot next to Matt Lauer on the Today show, Savannah Guthrie has plenty of reasons to be happy – and possibly a little embarrassed, too.
On her official welcome to her morning gig Monday, Guthrie, 40, endured a friendly hazing-like induction, in which viewers caught a glimpse of a favorite childhood book about an aspiring cheerleader, as well as a clip of her singing and playing the guitar to Bob Dylan's "You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go."
"It was just such a warm welcome, and how could you not feel really good after that?" she tells PEOPLE of her on-air introduction, which also included heartfelt comments from friends, her mother and former colleagues. "I'm thankful and excited for the future."
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Ann Curry Announces She's Leaving Today
Originally posted 06/28/2012 09:05AM
Ann Curry will no longer co-host the Today show – effective immediately.
"This is not easy to say," a choked-up Curry, 55, announced on Thursday's show, as her costars sat on the sofa next to her. She said Thursday would be her last day as a regular on the show, but "I will still be part of the Today show family, in a different role."
She said she has been "given a fancy new title" and will roam the globe for NBC, reporting the news.
With tears in her eyes, she expressed her gratitude and love for the viewers and the behind-the-scenes staff, and said, "To those of you who saw me as a groundbreaker, I am sorry that could not carry the ball across the finish line – but, man, I did try."
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Ann Curry May Leave Today – Who Should Succeed Her?
Originally posted 06/21/2012 03:35PM
Is Ann Curry leaving the Today show?
According to a The New York Times report (citing unidentified parties involved in the negotiations), Matt Lauer's latest co-host may soon find herself off the popular morning show and into a new job at the network as a foreign correspondent.
An official announcement is reportedly expected before the start of the summer Olympics next month.
David Beckham: Will He Make the Olympics?
Originally posted 06/04/2012 10:55AM
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He appears to have everything – great looks, a happy marriage to Victoria Beckham, four healthy children, a lucrative career and his own underwear line – so what is David Beckham missing? Olympic status.
That is something the soccer star, 37, hopes to change very soon.
"I'm very proud of what I've achieved in my career so far," said the L.A. Galaxy (and former Manchester United) player in an interview with Meredith Vieira on the Today show Monday. "I've obviously played for the national team for quite a few years, and now I want to represent the G.B. team in the Olympics."
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Meredith Vieira: 'I'm Not Retired!'
Originally posted 12/13/2011 08:00PM
Meredith Vieira may have said goodbye to her job as co-anchor of the Today show, but don't use the "R" word around her.
"It's funny. When I left Today and people asked me what retirement was like, I said, 'What are you talking about? I'm not retired!'" she tells Parade.
Vieira, 57, has said she left the job in part to spend more time with her husband, journalist Richard Cohen, who has secondary-progressive multiple sclerosis.
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Meredith Vieira & Husband: Finding Their 'Rhythm' After Today Show
Originally posted 08/03/2011 09:00AM
In her career on the Today show, Meredith Vieira flew to Beijing to cover the Olympics, watched Duchess Catherine sparkle on her wedding day and kicked her heels up with the Rockettes.
But now, nearly two months after saying goodbye to her job as co-anchor of the top-rated morning show for the past five years, Vieira reveals her husband wasn't so sure she'd be up for the next challenge – spending time at home.
He teased, " 'Now you're going to see what it's like to be home with a crazy dog that barks all the time, things breaking here and there, and there's always a workman doing something,' " Vieira, 57, tells Good Housekeeping magazine in its September issue, on newsstands Aug. 16. "He said, 'You're going to be a part of the rhythm of my life.' "
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Meredith Vieira Shares Her Favorite Today Moments
Originally posted 06/08/2011 06:00AM
The departing host has fond memories from the morning show
Meredith Vieira Says Goodbye on Today
Originally posted 06/08/2011 08:55AM
It was an emotional farewell fit for a best friend, which is exactly what it was.
Meredith Vieira ended her five-year run as the Today show co-anchor surrounded not only by colleagues Matt Lauer, Al Roker and Ann Curry (who will follow Vieira into the co-host chair), but also by husband Richard Cohen and family dog Jasper, as well as fans in the throng outside Rockefeller Center's Studio 1A.
As the two-hour send-off progressed – broken up by other news stories – highlight clips were shown, including her singing along with Julie Andrews and the movie cast of The Sound of Music, her asking Madonna why she showed up so late to the studio ("The hair," explained the singer"), and her offering to polish Colin Firth's Oscar.
And there were snippets showing her travels on behalf of the show and the personal touches she brought to covering stories (especially where children were concerned), to say nothing of the hugs from her interview subjects. And those smiles.
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Meredith Vieira: Why I'm Leaving the Today Show
Originally posted 06/02/2011 09:00AM
After Meredith Vieira announced that she was leaving the Today show last month, tabloids began buzzing that she was planning to spend her days caring for her husband, journalist Richard Cohen, who has multiple sclerosis.
Not so, the TV anchor tells PEOPLE in this week’s issue.
"It was being distorted, because it looked better to make it, 'Poor Meredith, she triumphs through it all,' but that wasn't the case," says Vieira, 57. Her husband, 67, would agree.
His reaction to the rumor? "Richard said, 'What is this? You never tend to me! You won’t even get me a cup of coffee!' " jokes Vieira. "I said, 'I know! This scam is working!' But enough gets to be enough."
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