Showing posts with label Guthrie. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Guthrie. Show all posts

Wednesday, February 7, 2018

Savannah Guthrie & Hoda Kotb: How is "Today" Doing Without Matt Lauer?

In the wake of a sex scandal that included some truly heinous allegations, Matt Lauer has lost his wife. He’s lost his job. He’s lost any respect or trust that the American public once placed in him.


And NBC’s Today, which he hosted for decades, lost him as its host.


Now hosted by Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb, how are the ratings doing? You might be shocked.



Matt Lauer is said to be broken and ashamed following the horrible accusations from his time at NBC.


Sweet, sweet schadenfreude aside, a lot of people wonder if NBC — while doing the right thing — effectively shot itself in the foot by firing Matt Lauer.


Before the accusations of sexual harassment and rape came out, Matt Lauer enjoyed tremendous popularity.


Some considered him to be akin to “America’s dad,” finding his occasional slip-ups during interviews to be adorable rather than red flags.


With Lauer gone, Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb are cohosts of Today.


While they’re definitely better choices than an alleged sexual predator and creep, how are the ratings going? Did viewers flee from the show when the scandal broke?



As it turns out, and you may be surprised by this, Today‘s ratings aren’t just good — they’re outstanding.


According to Nielsen results, Today ranks #1 among adults 25-54 and adults 18-49. Those are a couple of very coveted demographics.


Looking back to the same week last year, Today has improved its lead over Good Morning America by 16%.


This makes this Today‘s best streak in 5 years, in terms of raw numbers of viewers and in terms of key demographics.


Hoda Kotb and Savannah Guthrie should be very proud of themselves.



Just after Thanksgiving in 2017, Matt Lauer was fired for alleged sexual misconduct.


At the time, NBC admitted that they had reason to believe that the incident that had been reported to them was part of a larger pattern.


And then the reports, which reporters had been quietly researching for weeks, began to surface.


Accusations included stories of dropping his pants or “gifting” sex toys to colleagues without invitation or consent.



One pants-dropping incident was allegedly followed by Matt Lauer lecturing the woman for not performing a sex act.


One sex toy-gifting incident allegedly included a creepy, detailed note describing the ways in which he wanted to use that toy on, again, a woman he worked with, who was literally just coming into work to do her dang job.


Matt Lauer was also accused of rape. According to the accusation, he used his creepy desk-based-door-locking-button to trap a woman in his office with him before bending her over and beginning the sexual assault.


He allegedly didn’t relent and unlock his door until she passed out.


Horrific.



As we alluded to earlier, Matt Lauer’s wife Annette Roque is officially divorcing him.


Since news of the scandal broke — and since she fled the country with her two younger sons — people have been waiting to see if she would divorce Matt Lauer and take everything.


For a while, though, it seemed that Matt and Annette were trying to play nice for the sake of their children. Given the weight of the accusations against Matt Lauer — accusations of so much more than just cheating — that attempt was doomed from the get-go.


We imagine that their divorce process will be complicated and may grow contentious — these things always do. Especially when it comes down to money, division of property, and custody decisions.


(In other words, everything that matters in a divorce)



The ratings news is fantastic.


It’s especially good because the Winter Olympics are just about to begin.


For years, people have associated the Olympics with Lauer because he covered the event every time.


From recent accusations, the world has now heard how he used these NBC trips as a sort of hunting ground to invite or lure young, ambitious NBC employees to his hotel room.


It will be hard for some people to not notice Matt Lauer’s absence. That can lead to some awkward discussions.


So it’s wonderful to hear that Hoda Kotb and Savannah Guthrie are doing Lauer’s Today job better than he has in years.



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Wednesday, November 29, 2017

Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb"s Emotional Hug After Matt Lauer Firing

Hoda Kotb and Savannah Guthrie hugged it out after Wednesday’s “Today” show … clearly still reeling from the news that Matt Lauer was fired. The 2 anchors were emotional when they announced on their show Lauer had been fired for sexual…


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Sunday, November 19, 2017

Savannah Guthrie -- Good Genes or Good Docs?

Savannah Guthrie’s good looks are worth giving thanks! Here’s a 33-year-old version of the “Today” host at a fundraiser back in 2004 (left) and 13 years later … the 45-year-old Aussie Thanksgiving Day Parade host — in New York…


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Friday, December 9, 2016

Savannah Guthrie Welcomes Baby #2!

Savannah Guthrie just broke some rather personal news:


She’s a mother once again!


The Today Show anchor and husband Michael Feldman announced this morning that they welcomed a bay boy into the world early on Thursday.


His name is Charles Max Feldman. He weighed in at 9 lbs. 8 oz., he measured 21.5 inches… and he’s a total cutie patootie!



“We are so grateful. Blessings overflow. Along with tears of joy,” Guthrie Tweeted on Friday along with a multitude of photos showing the new parents, little “Charley” and even Matt Lauer holding the precious little tyke.


The excited reporter, who announced that she was expecting in June, has even updated her Twitter profile already. It now reads:


“Grateful mom to Vale and Charley,” referring both to her brand new addition and the couple’s two-year-old daughter.


And, just like two-plus years ago when she gave birth to her daughter, Guthrie opened her hospital room up to her famous co-workers for some cuddling and cooing.


Lauer announced on air today that “Mama and Dad are doing great,” noting that he has already paid the “cute little boy” a visit, as you can see below:



Today co-host Tamron Hall also shared a photo of the parents with adorable Charley, writing, “And here he is…”


Dylan Dreyer – the program’s meteorologist, who is pregnant with her first little one – chimed in with the following Tweet:


“So beyond happy for my pregnancy buddy @SavannahGuthrie & her family!! Radiant as ever welcoming their beautiful baby boy!! I want one!!!”




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Guthrie confirmed her pregnancy on air in June, telling viewers at the time that she could no longer cover the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro due to the widespread impact of the mosquito-borne Zika virus.


Then, in September, the anchor let it slip on air that her second child would be a boy.


Despite her very pregnant state, Guthrie sat for a full Election Day of coverage on November 8, while making it clear to Fit Pregnancy and Baby that she would NOT be having a natural birth.


“Oh, 100 percent,” she replied when asked whether she’d be going for the epidural in labor.


“Is there anything about me that suggests I have the internal fortitude to withstand birth without a little bit of help? But my hat’s off to women who do.”



We send our best wishes to Guthrie, all of her family members and the following celebrities who welcomed life into the world in 2016.



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Tuesday, June 7, 2016

Savannah Guthrie: Pregnant with Baby #2!

Matt Lauer may be on his way out of The Today Show.


But the embattled anchor isn’t the only person related to this morning program who may soon be out.



Savannah Guthrie has announced that she will soon be squeezing another precious life out of her vagina!


That’s right, the beloved co-host is pregnant!!!!!


The 44-year-old reporter revealed this morning that she’s expecting her second child, confirming the exciting news live on air.


Two years ago this Augus, Guthrie welcomed her first child, daughter Vale Guthrie Feldman, with husband Michael Feldman.


Here is an adorable photo of mother and child on the first day the latter entered the world:



“Mike and I are so excited. We’re expecting a baby in December!” Guthrie declared during the broadcast, after pulling a question from the desk’s bowl of questions. 


The question read: “Are you pregnant?”


“The thought of getting to add to our family now is beyond every hope, dream and prayer I have ever had,” Guthrie said.


“It is not simply double the joy – it is joy multiplied infinitely.”


Upon hearing the answer, Hoda Kotb jumped in and joked around with Guthrie, saying she thought something was unusual when she noticed her colleague hadn’t drank any wine during a dinner.


“I’ve been fake drinking for some time now,” Guthrie admitted.


We’re guessing a few million women around the world can relate to her in that regard, right?


The only drawback to this pregnancy is that Guthrie won’t be joining the Today team for its live coverage of the summer Olympics in Rio in order to avoid contracting the Zika virus.


Oh well. It’s a small price to pay for bringing a child into this world.