Anny Curry bids farewell to Today Show
Ann Curry confirmed she was leaving as co-host of NBC’s “Today” show after just a year in the high-profile job and following a recent slump in the ratings of the early morning program.
Choking back tears for several minutes, Curry told viewers at the end of Thursday’s program she would be leaving as co-host of the show and taking up a new role reporting from around the world for NBC.
“This is not as I ever expected, to leave this couch after 15 years. But I’m so grateful, especially to all of you who watch,” Curry, 55, told viewers in a reluctant farewell surrounded by solemn co-hosts, including Matt Lauer.
“For all of you who saw me as a ground breaker, I am sorry I could not carry the ball across the finish line. But man, I did try.”
Curry’s departure from the early morning mainstay had been widely expected as she came under sharp scrutiny for the program’s ratings decline.
The show did not announce who would replace her, but The Hollywood Reporter said the job had been offered to Savannah Guthrie, who hosts the show’s third hour.
Curry said she would remain at NBC News as an international correspondent and would still appear on “Today,” as well as participate in the network’s coverage of the Summer Olympic Games, which begins on July 27.
Poor Ann. Everything was working fine until Meredith Viera left. Thank god Natalie Morales isn’t taking over or Matt Lauer would be a divorced man!! Lauer, who is said to have signed a $25 million deal earlier this year to stay with Today, was accused of having an affair with his coworker when they were covering the Winter Olympics in Italy in 2006.
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ANN CURRY FINALLEE SAYS SO LONG FAREWELL AFTER DEMANDING 10MM + CONSULTING FEES AND DROPS HER LAW SUIT!! A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF TROUBLE TO GET RID OF AN OVERPAID NEWSWOMAN WHO USED HER “MINORITY” AND “OVER 50” STATUS TO RATTLE THE CAGES AT THE TODAY SHOW!! š THEN SHE EVEN HAD TO BREAK DOWN AND CRY IN FRONT OF MATT AND COMPANY!! LOSER MOVE=SHE WANTS YOUR SYMPATHY FOR HAVING TO VENTURE ON TO LOTS OF OPPORTUNITIES AHEAD OF HER WITH +10MM FROM TODAY=NOT A CRYING DEAL!! NEVER LET THEM SEA YUE SWEAT=IF YUE NEED TO BREAK DOWN AND CRY, DUE IT AT HOME!! LIKE I SAID, DON’T HIRE THESE BITCHES UNLESS YUE PLAN ON GETTING STUCK WITH THEM LIKE KRAZY GLUE FOR LIFE=THEY KEEP DEMANDING MORE AIRTIME, MORE SHOWS ETC ETC ETC UNTIL THEY TAKEOVER!! JANE PAULEY AND DEBORAH NORVILLE BOTH SAILED ON MUCH EASIER WITHOUT ANY HYPE OR THREATS AND LOOKED AT IT AS A NEW WINDOW OPENING WITH BETTER OPPORTUNITIES!! BRYANT GUMBLE WAS DOWNRIGHT MEAN TO DEBORAH NORVILLE AND SHE IS LOOKING AND DOING BETTER THAN EVEN BRYANT RIGHT NOW!! BOTH JANE AND DEBORAH ARE DOING VERY WELL AND ARE QUITE HAPPY!! I GREATLY ADMIRE THEM=NOT ANN AT ALL!! SHE GETS 0% SYMPATHY AND TEA FROM MEE!! š
where did you hear that Curry demanded $10Mil? We want more details!
Does anyone have a recipe for Curry sacrificial lamb?
I CAN’T REVEAL MAI SOURCES!:( THAT IS WHY I GET THE NEWS AND HAVE A NOSE FOR THE NEWS BEFORE THE NEWS COMES OUT!! NEVER EVER REVEAL YOUR SOURCES AND YUE CAN NEVER BEE TOO DISCREET!! ALL I CAN SAY IS MOVE OVER MELLI LEE BC SOMEONE HAS ALREADEE BEEN TAPPED TO TAKE YOUR PLACE! NEVER BEE LIKE ICARUS AND FLY TOO CLOSE TO THE SUN BC YOUR WINGS WILL BURN OFF AND YUE WILL FALL TO THE GROUND. š
TODAY SHOW HERE IS MAI LITTLE PROBLEM. ANN CURRY IS STILL VERY MUCH ON YOUR WEB SITE. FAREWELL MEANS GOOD BYE IN ENGLISH, MANDARIN AND FRENCH=DOES IT NOT?? ON A FEW MORNINGS I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO CATCH A VERY BEAUTIFUL AND ELEGANT AFRICAN AMERICAN LADY ANCHORING THE SHOW WITH NATALIE MORALES HOWEVER ON EACH OCCASION I FAILED TO GET HER NAME BECAUSE NO ONE EVER MENTIONS HER NAME AND SHE IS NOT TO BEE FOUND ON YOUR WEB SITE. THAT NEWSWOMAN IS PICTURE PERFECT AND LOOKS LIKE SHE SHOULD BE THE FIRST LADY OF OUR MALFUNCTIONING COUNTRY!! THE SO-CALLED “BEAUTIFUL” MICHELLE OBAMA COULD TAKE A MAKEOVER FROM HER BUTT THAT WOOD REQUIRE NEW JEANS + PLASTIQUE SURGERY SEW JUST STAY OFF THE PIES AND FRIES FOR NOW!! AMAZING HAIR, JEWELRY, WARDROBE, FIGURE, ETC. SHE IS VERY INTELLIGENT, PERSONABLE ON THE AIR AND ELOQUENT!! WHAT IS HER NAME ALREADEE AND WHERE IS HER BIO??? GET RID OF CURRY ALREADEE=JANE AND DEBORAH WERE GONE GONE GONE AND MOVED ON WITHOUT THE BIG PAYOUT SEW WHY ISN’T SHE AND FOR THE RECORD SAVANAH SHOULD BEE COVERING THE SUMMER OLYMPICS OR A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT LIKE JENNA BUSH!! NEWSMEDIA IS NO BUSINESS FOR CRYBABIES ONLEE FOR SHOWBUSINESS, COMPRENDE?? I THOUGHT HER DADDY WANTED HER TO USE THE SUMMER TO TEACH ENGLISH TO POOR CHILDREN IN CHINA! SEW MUCH FOR THAT IDEA! š
SO LONG FAREWELL HOPEFULLY FOR GOOD ALREADEE AND NO I DO NOT WANT HER COVERING MAI SUMMER OLYMPICS=NOW I REFUSE TO WATCH AND WILL NOT THROW MAI ORIGINALLY PROGRAMMED PARTIES!!! š