Matt Lauer

via tmz.com Matt Lauer has softened his position about leaving "Today" in December at the end of his contract -- that is, if NBC antes up a record amount of money. Sources connected to NBC tell TMZ ... Lauer was done with "Today" and wanted out -- but the word at the network is he will now re-sign if NBC ponies up way more than the $17 mil he's currently making. We're told negotiations are now ongoing -- but if NBC agrees ... Lauer could score as much as $30 MILLION a year. As for why the...Read Full Story

Matt Lauer has softened his position about leaving the Today show in December at the end of his contract … if NBC will pay up big time, that is. The sexy beast currently earns $ 17 million a year. Negotiations are currently ongoing that could net Lauer could as much as $ 30 MILLION a year. That will make a lot of people soften positions about retiring, we would have to imagine. But was Lauer’s change of heart motivated by something else? Some say Lauer changed his mind about leaving when...Read Full Story

Matt Lauer has softened his position about leaving " Today " in December at the end of his contract -- that is, if NBC antes up a record amount of money. Sources connected to NBC tell TMZ ... Lauer was done with "Today" and wanted out -- but the word at the network is he will now re-sign if NBC ponies up way more than the $17 mil he's currently making. We're told negotiations are now ongoing -- but if NBC agrees ... Lauer could score as much as $30 MILLION a year. As for why the change of...Read Full Story

Matt Lauer may stay with the "Today Show" if he gets the ridiculous MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR raise that he wants. Luckily, that smoking HOT Ann Curry ISN'T going ANYWHERE! Add this to your queue Added: Sat Feb 11 01:41:13 UTC 2012 Air date: Fri Feb 10 00:00:00 UTC 2012 Duration: 01:38Read Full Story

( 4UMF NEWS ) Matt Lauer Grills J Lo About Everything: Today Show host Matt Lauer interviewed singer/actress Jennifer Lopez who was a recent guest on the show. Check it out:Read Full Story

OMG.  Matt Lauer thinks that he is more valuable that NBC has be letting on.  He’s been getting a salary of $17 million a year.  Well, he’s allegedly been planning to quit when his contract expires in December.  Well, it turns out, he was just holding out for more money.  Either that, or as TMZ [...]Read Full Story

The today show might get changed up quite a bit soon here as the show is undergoing some NBC sanctioned changes. NBC would like to see both Ryan Seacrest and Matt Lauer on the Today show according to sources such as  PerezHilton.com . They really want to get Ryan Seacrest who helps bring in a younger audience but they want to keep Matt which is still their major priority as he has been there for so long even though his contract is ending in December. Bob Greenblatt has come out with a...Read Full Story

Ryan Seacrest is in talks to replace Matt Lauer on the Today Show! The Hollywood Reporter reports that Ryan Seacrest has been talking to NBC about being Matt Lauer successor as Today anchor. Apparently, Seacrest met with several NBC executives, including Today Show executive producer Jim Bell, this week. They talked about Ryan becoming an anchor once Matt moves on which will be pretty soon. This meeting was just another one in a string of meetings to plan for the future of the show. Do...Read Full Story

President Obama’s traditional Super Bowl interview has come and gone, leaving barely two hours before the nation takes a forced respite from politics to watch the New York Giants take on the New England Patriots in what is growing to be a rivalry of several chapters. The President sat down with Matt Lauer this year [...]Read Full Story

Matt Lauer Matthew Todd "Matt" Lauer (born December 30, 1957)[1] is an American television journalist best known as the host of NBC's The Today Show since 1997.[1] He was previously a news anchor in New York[2] and a local talk-show host in Boston, Philadelphia, Providence and Richmond.[2] He was also host of PM Magazine (or "Evening Magazine" 1980-1986)[2] and worked for ESPN in the 1980s as a sideline reporter.[2] In the early 1990s, Lauer hosted segments of HBO Entertainment News.Read Full Story