95-532: Ann Curry (born November 19, 1956) is an American journalist and photojournalist , who has been a reporter for more than 45 years, focused on human suffering in war zones and natural disasters . Curry has reported from the wars in Kosovo , Iraq , Syria , Lebanon , Palestine , Afghanistan , Darfur , Congo , and the Central African Republic . Curry has covered numerous disasters, including
190-585: A Bachelor of Arts in journalism from the University of Oregon in 1978. Curry began her broadcasting career in 1978 as an intern at then NBC-affiliate (now CBS-affiliate) KTVL in Medford, Oregon . There she rose to become the station's first female news reporter. In 1980, Curry moved to NBC-affiliate KGW in Portland , where she was a reporter and anchor. Four years later, Curry moved to Los Angeles as
285-450: A newsworthy form and disseminates it to the public. This is called journalism . Journalists can be broadcast, print, advertising or public relations personnel. Depending on the form of journalism, "journalist" may also describe various categories of people by the roles they play in the process. These include reporters, correspondents , citizen journalists , editors , editorial writers , columnists and photojournalists . A reporter
380-545: A "knowledge journalist" as a public intellectual who, like Walter Lippmann , Fareed Zakaria , Naomi Klein , Michael Pollan , and Andrew Revkin , sees their role as researching complicated issues of fact or science which most laymen would not have the time or access to information to research themselves, then communicating an accurate and understandable version to the public as a teacher and policy advisor. In his best-known books, Public Opinion (1922) and The Phantom Public (1925), Lippmann argued that most people lacked
475-472: A West Coast edition by broadcasting parts of the show live for viewers there. In such an event, the live portion does not typically go beyond the 7:00 a.m. (Pacific Time) half-hour or the bloc before the first set of advertisements. Once completed, the remaining blocs/segments taped from the East Coast edition will follow. Throughout the live segment, the presenters will explicitly make some reference to
570-599: A brief traffic report) and local advertisements. Certain NBC affiliates that produce an additional morning newscast for a sister station or digital subchannel may prerecord the local inserts aired during the first one to two hours of Today to focus production responsibilities on just one of their local channels. Starting in June 2014, SiriusXM began simulcasting Today on a new channel called Today Show Radio, Channel 108, with The Best of Today starting at 6 am (Eastern) and
665-403: A format that emphasized the social interaction of the anchors, Roker and newsreader. The graphics were also overhauled with introduction of the new set (a slightly modified version of this package and the revised logo debuted on Early Today that November, further integrating the early-morning news program's branding with Today ). The logo-to-peacock animation was moved from the left corner to
760-627: A good answer." Concerning her reaction to the firing, she stated "it honestly hurts really deeply, because I really think I did nothing wrong. But in spite of the pain of it, which still lingers, I know that I contributed to some people suffering less." She was awarded the Murrow Lifetime Achievement Award in 2022. In 2024, she received the Damon Runyon Award from the Denver Press Club . Curry
855-431: A new anchor desk. The new set retains the 360 home base used in the previous design. The new set replaced much of the dark wood colors with lighter colors and removed the emphasis of orange in previous design in favor of orange accents. In February 2018, while Guthrie and Kotb were at the 2018 Winter Olympics , the studio received minor changes including new screens and flooring in the former screen area; and by November of
950-431: A new set and graphics package (it was originally set to debut on September 9, 2013, but was delayed one week to complete final design details). The "home base" is located on a platform that can spin 360°, therefore allowing the view and direction of the camera to change depending on the half-hour. A new couch and background was added in the "sofa area" (where the anchors sit and discuss topics). A social media area known as
1045-535: A news department) see a national summary of temperatures on a weather map. The semi-retired Scott, who gained fame through his antics that included costumes and props, still appeared on-air to continue his tradition of wishing "happy birthday" to centenarians . Scott's traditional local cue was "Here's what's happening in your world, even as we speak." He retired completely from television on December 15, 2015. The job of "panelist" has no set definition. Panelist duties can range from conducting interviews to reporting on
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#17327909102221140-472: A number of topics in-studio and in the field. Regular panelists on the program include the following: From 1952 to 1964, a notable member of the cast was a woman, often an entertainer, the Today Girl. Usually, she discussed fashion and lifestyle, reported the weather, covered lighter-fare stories or engaged in verbal jousting with Garroway. Estelle Parsons was the first to hold the job, though her title at
1235-403: A professional journalist and a source can be rather complex, and a source can sometimes have an effect on an article written by the journalist. The article 'A Compromised Fourth Estate' uses Herbert Gans' metaphor to capture their relationship. He uses a dance metaphor, "The Tango", to illustrate the co-operative nature of their interactions inasmuch as "It takes two to tango". Herbert suggests that
1330-656: A reporter for KCBS-TV and received two Emmy Awards while working as a reporter from 1984 to 1990. In 1990, Curry joined NBC News, first as the NBC News Chicago correspondent then as the anchor of NBC News at Sunrise from 1991 to 1996. From 1993 to 1995 & again from 1996-1999 Curry was one of the rotating anchors of the Sunday edition of NBC Nightly News . Curry also served as a substitute news anchor for Matt Lauer from 1994 to 1997 at Today . From 1997 to 2011, she served as news anchor at Today , becoming
1425-411: A sketch titled "All About Deborah Norville" (a takeoff on the classic film All About Eve ), which depicted Norville as ruthlessly scheming to take Pauley's place as Today co-host. In October 1989, it was announced that 13-year veteran Pauley would leave Today at the end of the year. NBC, as expected, announced that Norville would become co-host. An emotional Norville hugged Pauley on the air after
1520-415: A staffer told her she'd been sexually harassed, but was worried about being fired if she reported it. Lauer was fired from NBC after new allegations of abusing staff in 2017. When asked whether she felt informing NBC executives resulted in her 2012 firing from Today , Curry stated "I think that many people have guessed why (I was replaced), but I’ve held myself back. I’ve asked people why, and I haven’t gotten
1615-412: A still image of a weather map. When the show converted to all-color broadcasts in 1965, weather maps were prepared and projected on a screen behind Frank Blair, who delivered the forecast immediately after his news summaries. Following Blair's retirement on March 14, 1975, Lew Wood took over the newsreader and weather reporting duties (using Blair's format). When Floyd Kalber became newsreader in 1976, Wood
1710-471: A story during the show's coverage at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London . The reunion with her former co-anchor, Matt Lauer, was described in the media as "tense", "awkward", and "chilly". In September 2013, Lauer said he was disappointed in the way the media reported Curry's departure. In January 2015, Curry was announced as officially leaving NBC News. In June 2016, she moderated a panel discussion between
1805-973: A streetcar conductor during the United States occupation of Japan after World War II . Although he was transferred out of Japan, he returned two years later to marry Nagase. Curry is the eldest of five children. Curry lived in Japan for several years as a child, and attended the Ernest J. King School on the United States Fleet Activities Sasebo naval base in Sasebo, Nagasaki . During her childhood, she also lived in San Diego , Alameda, California , and Virginia Beach, Virginia . Later, she moved to Ashland, Oregon , where she graduated from Ashland High School . She graduated with
1900-426: A weather event or from the cable channel's suburban Atlanta headquarters, or as a fill-in for Roker. This lasted until 2018 when TWC was acquired by Entertainment Studios . NBC owned-and-operated stations and network affiliates are given a 30-second window to insert a local forecast segment into the program following the national weather report; Roker's outcue for the local break is "That's what's going on around
1995-468: Is a type of journalist who researches , writes and reports on information in order to present using sources . This may entail conducting interviews , information-gathering and/or writing articles. Reporters may split their time between working in a newsroom , from home or outside to witness events or interview people. Reporters may be assigned a specific beat (area of coverage). Matthew C. Nisbet , who has written on science communication , has defined
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#17327909102222090-425: Is fifth on the list of longest-running United States television series . Originally a two-hour program airing weekdays from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m., it expanded to Sundays in 1987 and Saturdays in 1992. The weekday broadcast expanded to three hours in 2000, and to four hours in 2007 (though over time, the third and fourth hours became distinct entities). Today ' s dominance was virtually unchallenged by
2185-470: Is seen in the opening of the show in home base moves up and down to allow a view of the outside from the home base. Some minor changes were implemented throughout the early and middle part of 2013, not only in the way that things are presented, but also with modified graphics and minor updates to the set. That year, a new, larger anchor desk was introduced with space to seat all four main anchors (Guthrie, Lauer, Morales and Roker). The new desk brought an end to
2280-464: The 2006 MTV Video Music Awards . A mock set was set up in Dateline NBC ' s studio, which was also used during inclement weather. The program also used a temporary outdoor set at NBC Studios , and MSNBC 's Countdown with Keith Olbermann (which joined at Studio 1A in 30 Rock on October 22, 2007). On September 13, 2006, Today moved back into the revamped Studio 1A space. The new studio
2375-924: The Committee to Protect Journalists and Reporters Without Borders publish reports on press freedom and advocate for journalistic freedom. As of November 2024, the Committee to Protect Journalists reports that 1625 journalists have been killed worldwide since 1992 by murder (71%), crossfire or combat (17%), or on dangerous assignment (11%). The "ten deadliest countries" for journalists since 1992 have been Iraq (230 deaths), Philippines (109), Russia (77), Colombia (76), Mexico (69), Algeria (61), Pakistan (59), India (49), Somalia (45), Brazil (31) and Sri Lanka (30). The Committee to Protect Journalists also reports that as of 1 December 2010, 145 journalists were jailed worldwide for journalistic activities. Current numbers are even higher. The ten countries with
2470-826: The Dalai Lama and Lady Gaga at the 84th annual U.S. Conference of Mayors in Indianapolis . In July 2017, PBS announced a new documentary television series We'll Meet Again with Ann Curry hosted and co-produced by Curry. In November 2017, she attended WE Day at Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota . In 2018, she also spoke at two other WE Day events, in Seattle and in Toronto . In January 2018, Curry returned to television with her PBS series, We'll Meet Again . Developed by her own production company,
2565-450: The Hamas attack , Russian invasion of Ukraine and the presidential election . American consumers turned away from journalists at legacy organizations as social media became a common news source. Journalists sometimes expose themselves to danger, particularly when reporting in areas of armed conflict or in states that do not respect the freedom of the press . Organizations such as
2660-581: The Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004, and the earthquake in Haiti in 2010, where her appeal via Twitter topped Twitter's 'most powerful' list, credited for helping speed the arrival of humanitarian planes. In June 2012, she became the national and international correspondent-anchor for NBC News and the anchor at large for the Today show. She was co-anchor of Today from June 9, 2011, to June 28, 2012, and
2755-504: The Iran nuclear talks. She hosted and produced We'll Meet Again with Ann Curry from 2018 to 2019 on PBS . Ann Curry was born in Agaña, Guam , the daughter of Hiroe Nagase and Robert Paul "Bob" Curry. Her mother is Japanese, and her father, an American from Pueblo, Colorado , had Irish and German ancestry. Her parents met when her father, a career United States Navy sailor, worked as
2850-610: The Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications at Northwestern University . In January 2024, The Los Angeles Times , Time magazine and National Geographic all conducted layoffs, and Condé Nast journalists went on strike over proposed job cuts. The Los Angeles Times laid off more than 20% of the newsroom. CNN , Sports Illustrated and NBC News shed employees in early 2024. The New York Times reported that Americans were suffering from “news fatigue” due to coverage of major news stories like
2945-674: The Today Show' s live broadcast from Studio 1A at Rockefeller Center in New York City starting at 7:00 a.m. (Eastern), with a tape delayed broadcast at beginning 7:00 a.m. Pacific time. On Mondays The Hoda Show with Hoda Kotb is broadcast exclusive on the Today Show Radio channel. On Tuesdays Off the Rails with Al Roker , Dylan Dreyer and Sheinelle Jones airs at 1:00 p.m. (Eastern). On Wednesdays The Happy Hour with
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3040-713: The Transporter Bridge in Middlesbrough , England , to raise money for charity. Her jump was shown live on the Today show. In 2009, Curry traveled to Iran, where she interviewed then- President of Iran Mahmoud Ahmadinejad days before Ahmadinejad traveled to America to speak in front of the United Nations General Assembly . In 2011, Curry appeared in the first PBS Kids Sprout "Kindness Counts" public service announcement . She
3135-555: The U.S. Virgin Islands , until NBC expanded the program to three hours (extending the program until 10:00 a.m.) on October 2, 2000. A fourth hour (which extended the program until 11:00 a.m.) was eventually added on September 10, 2007. In August 2013, Today released a mobile app for smartphones and tablets. The program airs live in the Eastern Time Zone and on tape delay beginning at 7:00 a.m. in each of
3230-654: The USS ; Theodore Roosevelt during the invasion of Afghanistan in November 2001, and had an exclusive interview with General Tommy Franks . She reported from Baghdad in early 2003, and then from the USS Constellation as the war in Iraq began. Curry was also the first network news anchor to report from inside the Southeast Asian tsunami zone in late 2004. On December 17, 2007, Curry bungee-jumped off
3325-403: The wire services , in radio , or for news magazines . Today (American TV program) Today (also called The Today Show ) is an American morning television show that airs weekdays from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on NBC . The program debuted on January 14, 1952. It was the first of its genre on American television and in the world, and after 72 years of broadcasting it
3420-406: The "Orange Room," was also added to Studio 1A, which contains screens that display Twitter comments or trending topics, Carson Daly was hired to present segments from the room during the broadcast. Six screens that also connect to one 6' x 16' screen were added in the fashion/special topic area. During its first two days of use, the show transitioned away from its news and entertainment format to
3515-474: The "news desk", as the third "news reader" (Morales) now sits at the main anchor desk. Other minor changes included a new larger desk for the third hour. After the August 16, 2013, broadcast, the program vacated Studio 1A, while the space underwent a remodeling with a more modern look with (as stated by executive producer Don Nash) "a lot more bells and whistles to play with." On September 16, 2013, Today debuted
3610-441: The Eastern Time Zone will return to regularly scheduled programming (i.e. the segment of the Today show feed already in progress in their corresponding time zone or their local newscast). During the first two hours of the program, local network affiliates are offered a four-minute window at 26 and 56 minutes past the hour to insert a local newsbreak (which usually also includes a local forecast, and in large and mid-sized markets,
3705-475: The Florida Showcase studio. For the next 20 years, the show occupied a series of studios on the third, sixth, and eighth floors of NBC's headquarters; most notably Studio 3K in the 1970s, Studio 8G (adjacent to Studio 8H, home to Saturday Night Live ; also the current home of Late Night with Seth Meyers ) in the late 1970s and early 1980s, and finally Studio 3B from 1983 to 1994. Today moved to
3800-607: The RCA Exhibition Hall on 49th Street in Manhattan in a space now occupied by the Christie's auction house, just down the block from the present-day studio. The first set placed a functional newsroom in the studio, which Garroway called "the nerve center of the world." The barrier between backstage and on-stage was virtually nonexistent. Garroway and the on-air staff often walked through the newsroom set. Glimpses of
3895-511: The aftermath of anchor Matt Lauer 's departure in November 2017. In 2002, Today was ranked No. 17 on TV Guide ' s 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time . The entertainment magazine Variety reported the 2016 advertising revenue during the first two hours of the show was $ 508.8 million. On July 15, 2020, NBC launched Today All Day , a 24-hour digital streaming extension of the program available through its website and Peacock . The show's first broadcast aired on January 14, 1952, as
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3990-440: The announcement was made, and many at the network hoped the negative press generated by Norville's increased presence on the program would end. However, this turned out not to be the case. Prior to the announcement of Pauley's departure, much of the criticism had focused on Norville's youth and beauty, with many branding her "the other woman" and a "home wrecker", in a reference to what some felt seemed like her intent on "breaking up"
4085-407: The bottom right side corner of the screen. The logo that was first previewed on September 13, 2013, pared down the number of circular arches from five to three with its coloring switching from different variations – generally shades of red, orange and yellow to depict a sunrise – to entirely orange. In September 2015 Today updated the set once again, the update included new floors, a new couch, and
4180-617: The brainchild of television executive Sylvester Weaver , who was then vice president of NBC . Weaver was president of the company from 1953 to 1956, during which time Today ' s late-night companion The Tonight Show premiered. In pre-production, the show's proposed working title was The Rise and Shine Revue . The show was first supervised by Jerome Alan Danzig . Today was the first program of its genre when it premiered with original host Dave Garroway . The program blended national news headlines, interviews with newsmakers, lifestyle features, other light news and gimmicks (including
4275-403: The camera crew and technicians were a frequent occurrence, as were off-screen voices conversing with Garroway. Gradually, machines and personnel were placed behind the scenes to assemble the news and weather reports, and the newsroom was gone by 1955. In the summer of 1958, television manufacturer Philco complained to NBC that staging Today in a studio explicitly called the RCA Exhibition Hall
4370-403: The capacity, time and motivation to follow and analyze news of the many complex policy questions that troubled society. Nor did they often experience most social problems or directly access expert insights. These limitations were made worse by a news media that tended to oversimplify issues and to reinforce stereotypes , partisan viewpoints and prejudices . As a consequence, Lippmann believed that
4465-531: The country reportedly go unsolved. Bulgarian Victoria Marinova was beaten, raped and strangled. Saudi Arabian dissident Jamal Khashoggi was killed inside Saudi Arabia's consulate in Istanbul. From 2008 to 2019, Freedom Forum 's now-defunct Newseum in Washington, D.C. featured a Journalists Memorial which honored several thousand journalists around the world who had died or were killed while reporting
4560-435: The country, here's what's happening in your neck of the woods," although in recent years, this outcue was used during only starting the second half-hour. During the first half hour, Roker simply uses "your local forecast" which appears after a 30-second commercial. Those not watching on an affiliate which provides local weather segments following the outcue (including international viewers, as well as NBC stations that do not have
4655-545: The departure of Katie Couric and while a new set was readied (during the summer of 2006), the program was broadcast from a temporary outdoor studio in Rockefeller Plaza, the same set that NBC used at the Olympic Games since 2004. During the week of August 28, 2006, the show was moved to a temporary location outside of Studio 1A because MTV was converting the outdoor studio into their red carpet booth for
4750-532: The floor and wheel in the Today news set, desks, chairs and cameras. When the show wrapped at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time, the news set would be put away and the tourism merchandise returned to the floor. After three years in the Florida Showcase, Today moved back to the RCA Building on September 13, 1965. The network converted its news programming to all-color broadcasts at that time, and NBC could not justify allocating four (then-expensive) color cameras to
4845-683: The following profile: In 2019 the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism Digital News Report described the future for journalists in South Africa as “grim” because of low online revenue and plummeting advertising. In 2020 Reporters Without Borders secretary general Christophe Deloire said journalists in developing countries were suffering political interference because the COVID-19 pandemic had given governments around
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#17327909102224940-579: The form of a targeted sexual violation, often in reprisal for their work. Mob-related sexual violence aimed against journalists covering public events; or the sexual abuse of journalists in detention or captivity. Many of these crimes are not reported as a result of powerful cultural and professional stigmas. Increasingly, journalists (particularly women) are abused and harassed online, via hate speech , cyber-bullying , cyber-stalking , doxing, trolling, public shaming , intimidation and threats. According to Reporters Without Borders ' 2018 annual report, it
5035-496: The fourth estate being driven by the fifth estate of public relations. Journalists can face violence and intimidation for exercising their fundamental right to freedom of expression . The range of threats they are confronted with include murder, kidnapping , hostage-taking, offline and online harassment, intimidation , enforced disappearances, arbitrary detention and torture. Women in journalism also face specific dangers and are especially vulnerable to sexual assault, whether in
5130-487: The host or newsreader. Dave Garroway illustrated the day's forecast by drawing fronts and areas of precipitation on a big chalkboard map of the United States, based on information gathered earlier in the morning from the National Weather Service in Washington, D.C. Subsequent hosts John Chancellor and Hugh Downs dropped the chalkboard weather map concept, and instead read a prepared weather summary over
5225-404: The largest number of currently-imprisoned journalists are Turkey (95), China (34), Iran (34), Eritrea (17), Burma (13), Uzbekistan (6), Vietnam (5), Cuba (4), Ethiopia (4) and Sudan (3). Apart from physical harm, journalists are harmed psychologically. This applies especially to war reporters, but their editorial offices at home often do not know how to deal appropriately with
5320-404: The local weather inserts by NBC stations. Prior to Roker, Today weather reporters were Bob Ryan (1978–1980) and Willard Scott (1980–1996). Until Ryan's hiring, no one on the show had practical experience or academic credentials in meteorology . With NBC's purchase of The Weather Channel in 2008, personnel from that network frequently participate in Today forecast segments, at the site of
5415-496: The main show as contributors – serve as the co-hosts (with Roker and Melvin) of 3rd Hour Today at 9:00 a.m. Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager co-host the fourth hour – titled Today with Hoda & Jenna – at 10:00 a.m. Saturday editions are co-anchored by Peter Alexander and Laura Jarrett alongside co-hosts Joe Fryer (features anchor) and Angie Lassman (weather anchor). Sunday editions are anchored by Willie Geist . Today anchors where termed as "Communicators" on
5510-413: The network's early-morning news program at the time, NBC News at Sunrise ) replaced John Palmer at the Today newsdesk, at which point he assumed her previous role on Sunrise . She also began substituting for Tom Brokaw on NBC Nightly News . Shortly after Norville's appointment as Today ' s news anchor, the decision was made to feature her as an unofficial third host. Whereas Palmer had read
5605-410: The new street-side studio on June 20, 1994, providing a link to the show's 1950s origin. Since the debut of the 1990s set, the national morning news programs of each of the major broadcast and cable-news networks have moved street-side – including two of Today ' s Rockefeller Center neighbors, Fox News ' Fox & Friends (at Sixth Avenue ) and CNN 's since-cancelled American Morning (in
5700-482: The news from a desk separate from where Gumbel and Pauley sat, Norville was seated alongside the program's hosts at the opening and closing of every show. Before long, gossip columns and media observers predicted that NBC would remove Jane Pauley from the program and replace her with Norville in an effort to improve the program's recently declining viewership among young women, the demographic most coveted by morning shows. During this period, Saturday Night Live featured
5795-918: The news. After the Newseum closed in December 2019, supporters of freedom of the press persuaded the United States Congress in December 2020 to authorize the construction of a memorial to fallen journalists on public land with private funds. By May 2023, the Fallen Journalists Memorial Foundation had begun the design of the memorial. In the US, nearly all journalists have attended university, but only about half majored in journalism. Journalists who work in television or for newspapers are more likely to have studied journalism in college than journalists working for
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#17327909102225890-463: The other networks until the late 1980s, when it was overtaken by ABC 's Good Morning America . Today retook the Nielsen ratings lead the week of December 11, 1995, and held onto that position for 852 consecutive weeks until the week of April 9, 2012, when Good Morning America topped it again. Today maintained its No. 2 status behind GMA from the summer of 2012 until it regained the lead in
5985-707: The presence of the chimpanzee J. Fred Muggs who served as the show's mascot during the early years), and local news updates from the network's stations. It has spawned several other shows of a similar type, including ABC 's Good Morning America , and CBS ' now-defunct The Early Show . In other countries, the format was copied – most notably in the United Kingdom with the BBC 's BBC Breakfast and ITV 's Good Morning Britain , and in Canada with Your Morning on CTV Television Network . When Today debuted, it
6080-414: The producers of Kathie Lee and Hoda airs, and on Thursdays Today Show Confidential with the producers of TODAY airs. The channel also simulcasts NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt at 6:30 p.m. (Eastern) The Today Show Radio service is not currently available on SiriusXM's sister service in Canada and Channel 108 is locked out for Canadian subscribers. The Today program first originated from
6175-523: The program began to plummet. Critics felt that Gumbel and Norville lacked chemistry and many loyal viewers began turning to rival ABC's Good Morning America ( GMA ). By the end of 1990, Today , the longtime dominant program, was officially the second-place morning show behind GMA, and most of the blame was pinned on Norville. By the outbreak of the Gulf War in 1991, Norville saw her role as co-host continually minimized. Today aired special editions of
6270-516: The program called " America at War ", with Gumbel anchoring most of the show alone. It was not uncommon for Norville not even to appear until the two-hour show's second half-hour. In addition, she was directed not to initiate conversation on the show and only speak when asked a question by Gumbel. Norville left the show for parental leave in February 1991. It was announced that Katie Couric would substitute co-host during Norville's absence. Ratings for
6365-560: The program ceased live broadcasts in September 1959, opting instead to broadcast an edition taped the previous afternoon punctuated with live newscasts each half-hour. The experiment, which drew criticism from many sides, ended when John Chancellor succeeded Garroway in July 1961. Today ' s weekday version was a two-hour program for 48 years, airing from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. in all time zones except for Alaska , Hawaii , and
6460-405: The program from different locations. Although the "Communicator" nomenclature has since dropped out of favor, the job remains largely the same. Including Hoda Kotb and Savannah Guthrie, eight men and nine women have served as primary Today hosts since the program's inception: Notes: From the show's inception, the idea of providing the latest news headlines has been critical to the function of
6555-427: The program rose immediately following Norville's departure and Couric's arrival. Midway though her maternity leave, Norville was interviewed by People . In the story, she avoided conversation about her recent trouble on Today , and instead focused on her newborn baby boy. She was photographed breastfeeding her son, a seemingly innocuous event, but NBC management was said to be greatly displeased by this, believing
6650-606: The program's inception. Creator Pat Weaver envisioned a person whose responsibilities would go beyond the bounds of traditional sit-down news anchors. The Communicator would interview, report, moderate dialogue and generally tie the show together into a coherent whole. Garroway and his successors have all followed that model, with little variation. Now, the hosts are expected to do much the same, and on any given day will talk with correspondents, newsmakers and lifestyle experts; introduce and close each half-hour, conduct special segments (such as cooking or fashion) and go on-assignment to host
6745-469: The program's news anchor from March 1997 until becoming co-anchor. She was also the anchor of Dateline NBC from 2005 to 2011. On January 13, 2015, it was announced that Curry would be leaving NBC News after nearly 25 years. In January 2015, Curry founded her own multi-platform media startup. She continued to conduct major news interviews on network television, including securing an exclusive interview with Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif in 2015 about
6840-412: The program. In that vein, there has always been at least one person on set whose job it is to prepare and deliver newscasts. In 1952, that person was called the "news editor" or (informally) "news chief". In modern parlance, the term "newsreader" or "news anchor" is preferred. Under the two-hour format, four newscasts were delivered, once every half-hour. Presently, there are only two newscasts, delivered at
6935-538: The public needed journalists like himself who could serve as expert analysts, guiding "citizens to a deeper understanding of what was really important". In 2018, the United States Department of Labor's Occupational Outlook Handbook reported that employment for the category "reporters, correspondents and broadcast news analysts" will decline 9 percent between 2016 and 2026. A worldwide sample of 27,500 journalists in 67 countries in 2012–2016 produced
7030-537: The remaining time zones. The remaining three feeds are frequently updated with minor fixes and repairs, and often, correspondents will tape updates that are then edited into the delayed feeds. NBC affiliates in some markets including in the east coast, such as WYFF in Greenville, South Carolina, air the third and fourth hours of Today on tape delay to accommodate live syndicated programs airing at such times. When breaking news stories warrant, Today will produce
7125-606: The reporters they expose to danger. Hence, a systematic and sustainable way of psychological support for traumatized journalists is strongly needed. Few and fragmented support programs exist so far. On 8 August 2023, Iran's Journalists' Day, Tehran Journalists' Association head Akbar Montajabi noted over 100 journalists arrested amid protests, while HamMihan newspaper exposed repression against 76 media workers since September 2022 following Mahsa Amini's death-triggered mass protests, leading to legal consequences for journalists including Niloufar Hamedi and Elaheh. The relationship between
7220-541: The same year, the Orange Room got a minor change that included a triangular-pattern wall and wooden flooring. During the week, the flagship hours of Today (7:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.) are co-anchored by Savannah Guthrie (2012–present) and Hoda Kotb (2018–2025) alongside co-hosts Al Roker (weather anchor, 1996–present), Craig Melvin (news anchor, 2018–2025) and Carson Daly (features anchor, 2013–present) Sheinelle Jones and Dylan Dreyer – who appear on
7315-571: The series focused on 12 stories of people searching for individuals who changed their lives. She then appeared on The View as guest co-host on January 23, 2018, where she addressed the controversies surrounding her departure from Today . In 2019, Curry hosted TNT / TBS 's Chasing the Cure , also serving as executive producer. In 2018, the Washington Post reported that Curry had warned NBC of sexual misconduct by Matt Lauer in 2012, after
7410-509: The show being live on the west coast from time to time until the tape-delayed segments resume. In some instances, when an NBC News Special Report of breaking news or a live event occurs during the Today show time slot in the eastern time zone, the show's anchors will assume hosting responsibilities and the show will go live across all time zones until such time when the Special Report segment finishes. At that point, viewers outside
7505-402: The show's second-longest serving news anchor, behind Frank Blair , who served in that capacity from 1953 to 1975. During this time, she also served as a substitute anchor for Today . On June 24, 2005, Curry was named co-anchor of Dateline NBC with Stone Phillips ; she remained as the primary anchor when Phillips left on July 2, 2007, until she replaced Meredith Vieira on Today in 2011. She
7600-513: The source often leads, but journalists commonly object to this notion for two reasons: The dance metaphor goes on to state: A relationship with sources that is too cozy is potentially compromising of journalists' integrity and risks becoming collusive. Journalists have typically favored a more robust, conflict model, based on a crucial assumption that if the media are to function as watchdogs of powerful economic and political interests, journalists must establish their independence of sources or risk
7695-469: The summer of 2005, CNN reversed the trend, abandoning its street-level studio and moving upstairs in the Time Warner Center at Columbus Circle ). ABC's Good Morning America broadcasts from Times Square Studios , although only a portion of its studio is street side. In 2006, Studio 1A underwent a major renovation to prepare for the upgrade to high-definition television broadcasts. After
7790-472: The television marriage of Gumbel and Pauley. The negative press only heightened after the announcement of Pauley's resignation, and Norville was put under a gag order by NBC brass, which prevented her from defending herself from the widespread and erroneous reports that she somehow orchestrated her rise on Today . In January 1990, the new anchor team of Bryant Gumbel and Deborah Norville, minus Jane Pauley, debuted with disastrous results. Nielsen ratings for
7885-419: The time was "Women's Editor". Upon her departure in 1955, the Today Girl name was adopted. The last to hold the position, Barbara Walters, discussed the job in her autobiography Audition: A Memoir . She wrote that the Today Girl era pre-dated feminism , as it was believed that nobody would take a woman seriously reporting " infotainment " - Walters described the position as a "tea pourer". In 1966, Walters
7980-437: The top of each of the first two hours. Some anchors, including Jim Fleming, Lew Wood, Floyd Kalber and John Palmer, were seasoned journalists before joining the program. Others, including Ann Curry, have used the position to increase their journalistic acumen, at times leaving the newsdesk behind to venture into the field. News anchors have included the following: For the program's first 25 years, weather reports were delivered by
8075-497: The world the chance “to take advantage of the fact that politics are on hold, the public is stunned and protests are out of the question, in order to impose measures that would be impossible in normal times”. In 2023 the closure of local newspapers in the US accelerated to an average of 2.5 per week, leaving more than 200 US counties as “news deserts” and meaning that more than half of all U.S. counties had limited access to reliable local news and information, according to researchers at
8170-406: Was divided into five different sections on the lower level including an interview area, the couch area, the news desk, the performance/interview/extra space area, and home base, which is where the anchors start the show. A gigantic Panasonic 103-inch plasma display monitor is often used for graphic display backgrounds. A kitchen set is located upstairs from the main studio. The blue background that
8265-478: Was one of the most prominent Asian-American journalists on the national stage. For a time, she led a seven-person unit producing content and reporting for NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt (for which she also was a regular substitute anchor), Dateline NBC , Rock Center with Brian Williams , Today , and MSNBC . Curry also anchored multiple NBC News primetime specials. On August 9, 2012, Curry made her first post-departure appearance on Today , when she reported
8360-413: Was promoted to co-anchor alongside Hugh Downs, and the Today Girl position was eliminated. Those who held the position were: From 1953 to 1957, the program featured J. Fred Muggs , a chimpanzee whose antics entertained viewers, but frustrated the program's staff, especially Dave Garroway. Also occasionally appearing was J. Fred's "girlfriend" Phoebe B. Beebe. In 1989, Deborah Norville (then anchor of
8455-470: Was raised Catholic by her mother, who was a convert to the religion. Curry is married to Brian Ross, a software executive, whom she met in college. They have a daughter, McKenzie, and a son, William Walker Curry Ross. The family has lived in New Canaan, Connecticut as of 2013. Journalist A journalist is a person who gathers information in the form of text, audio or pictures, processes it into
8550-399: Was relegated to weather, sports, roving reporter assignments, and presenting live on-air commercials until his departure in 1978. The weather is reported every half-hour during the program's first two hours, though since Al Roker was named weather reporter on January 26, 1996, an interview is conducted by him in place of the national weather forecast at least once during the show, leaving only
8645-589: Was seen live only in the Eastern Time Zone and Central Time Zone , broadcasting for three hours each morning but seen for only two hours in each time zone. Since 1958, Today has only broadcast live on the Eastern Time Zone, and has been on broadcast delay for the five other U.S. time zones (Central, Mountain Time Zone , Pacific Time Zone , Alaska Time Zone and Hawaii–Aleutian Time Zone ). Partly to accommodate host Dave Garroway's declining health,
8740-537: Was the primary substitute on NBC Nightly News from 2005 to 2011. Curry has reported on major international stories, filing stories from places such as Baghdad , Sri Lanka , Congo, Rwanda , Albania , and Darfur. Curry hosted NBC's primetime coverage and highlights of the Live Earth concerts on July 7, 2007, and also contributed with interviews for the special with New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and former Vice President Al Gore . Curry reported from
8835-603: Was the television host of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in 2011. In June 2012, Curry was widely reported as being replaced as co-host of Today . Curry hired attorney Robert Barnett to represent her in her discussions with NBC. On June 28, Curry announced in an emotional broadcast on the show that she was leaving Today . She signed a new multiyear contract with the network as NBC News national and international correspondent/anchor and Today anchor-at-large. Her departure had led to some discussions about racism, particularly as she
8930-495: Was the worst year on record for deadly violence and abuse toward journalists; there was a 15 percent increase in such killings since 2017, with 80 killed, 348 imprisoned and 60 held hostage. Yaser Murtaja was shot by an Israeli army sniper. Rubén Pat was gunned down outside a beach bar in Mexico. Mexico was described by Reporters Without Borders as "one of world's deadliest countries for the media"; 90% of attacks on journalists in
9025-477: Was unfair (RCA owned NBC at the time). The network bowed to the pressure, and on July 7, 1958, Today moved across the street to Studio 3K in the RCA Building, where it remained through the early 1960s. On July 9, 1962, the program returned to a street-side studio in the space then occupied by the Florida Showcase. Each day, the Today production crew would have to move the Florida -related tourism merchandise off
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