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The Biz: Dateline NBC Celebrates 20 Years
22 May 2012 7:58 AM, PDT | TVGuide - Breaking News | See recent TVGuide - Breaking News news »
Twenty years ago, the hottest genre in network television wasn't sitcoms, dramas or reality shows — it was newsmagazines. CBS's 60 Minutes was the number-one show. ABC had Barbara Walters and Hugh Downs scoring big ratings on 20/20 and signed Diane Sawyer for Primetime. NBC had the most difficult time getting a newsmagazine off the ground until it launched Dateline NBC on March 31, 1992 after trying and failing with 17 other shows.
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- Stephen Battaglio
Matt Lauer Mocks Ryan Seacrest 'Today' Speculation
14 January 2012 1:09 PM, PST | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
Matt Lauer doesn't seem to be taking the talk of Ryan Seacrest replacing him very seriously. The "Today" host joked about Seacrest joining the show at a celebration Thursday celebrating its 60th anniversary. Also read: Seacrest 'Can't Imagine' Life Without 'Idol' “The people in the room right now, their names are so closely associated with the 'Today' show,” Lauer said at the party, according to the New York Post. "Hugh Downs and Barbara Walters, Tom Brokaw and Jane Pauley, Deborah Norville, Bryant Gumbel and Katie Couric . . . Ryan Seacrest." The room »
- Tim Molloy
Morning rewind: NBC's 'Today' Show illustrious past, begins Jan. 9
5 January 2012 2:55 PM, PST | Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news »
Tune in alert for a special event on NBC. On January 14, 1952, Dave Garroway welcomed America to .Today,. and the news broadcasting landscape was forever changed. Six decades of historical moments are served up by the country.s number one morning news destination for more than 16 years straight. From NBC Each day next week, starting Monday, January 9, Matt Lauer, Ann Curry, Al Roker, Natalie Morales, Savannah Guthrie, Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb will look back at "Today's" illustrious past. On Friday, January 13, .Today. will host an anniversary celebration with past co-anchors and hosts including Meredith Vieira, Katie Couric, Bryant Gumbel, Tom Brokaw, Jane Pauley, Barbara Walters, Hugh Downs, Jim Hartz, Deborah Norville and many »
- April MacIntyre
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