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J. Fred Muggs (born March 14, 1952) is a chimpanzee born in the African colony of French Cameroon that forms part of modern-day Cameroon.Brought to New York City before his first birthday, he was bought by two former NBC pages and eventually appeared on a host of television shows on that network including NBC's Today Show where he served as mascot from 1953 to 1957.
On April 9, 2003 Today aired live until noon EST when U.S. troops entered Baghdad. Lester Holt filled in for Lauer, hosting alongside Katie Couric. Today coverage was restarted as an NBC News Special Report at 9:12 am EST and Tom Brokaw joined Couric in Studio 1A until taking over the coverage from NBC News headquarters in 30 Rockefeller Plaza ...
Blair (left) with the rest of the 1953 Today show cast, including J. Fred Muggs. In 1951, Blair began his television career as the host of Heritage, an NBC cultural series broadcast live from Washington's National Gallery of Art. From 1951 to 1953, he was the moderator of Georgetown University Forum on the DuMont Television Network.
In 2010, he began substituting for Matt Lauer as host of the Today Show and as the show's newsreader. In 2012, Geist became an official co-host of Today and left Way Too Early. In 2016, he was made solo-host of the new Sunday Today that launched in April. [9] Geist has contributed to NBC Sports and NBC News's coverage of every Olympic Games ...
Related: Hoda Kotb Praises Craig Melvin as Her Today Co-Anchor Replacement: 'You Are Made for This Job' The newsman, who shares son Delano, 10, and daughter Sybil, 8, with wife Lindsay Czarniak ...
Eugene Shalit (born March 25, 1926) is an American retired journalist, television personality, film and book critic, and author.After starting to work part-time on NBC's The Today Show in 1970, he filled those roles from January 15, 1973, [1] until retiring on November 11, 2010.
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It’s Craig Melvin’s first day on the job!. The anchor made his debut as co-anchor of the Today show alongside Savannah Guthrie on Monday, Jan. 13. He took over the role from Hoda Kotb, who ...