Matt Lauer, Co-anchor, NBC News Today

摘要

Matt Lauer has been co-anchor of NBC News' "Today" since January 1997 having joined the program in January 1994 as news anchor. Previously, Lauer was at WNBC-TV serving as a co-anchor of "Today in New York" from 1992 to 1994, and as co-anchor of the early evening newscast "Live at Five" from 1993 to 1996. Since joining NBC News, Lauer has conducted numerous newsworthy interviews including exclusives with Sen. Larry Craig at the height of his political scandal, Prince William and Prince Harry of Wales commemorating the tenth anniversary of their mother, Princess Diana's, tragic death, and the emotional case of mistaken identity involving Laura Van Ryn and Whitney Cerak and the devastating car crash that forever changed the lives of their families. He has interviewed President George W. Bush three times while in office. In April 2000, Lauer marked the 25th anniversary of the fall of Saigon interviewing former P.O.W. and Arizona Senator John McCain, live from Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam. In August 2005, Matt hosted "Today" from Bagdad's "Camp Liberty" in Iraq where he interviewed Gen. Richard Myers and U.S. troops.