Ann Curry makes debut as 'Today' co-anchor
Ann Curry had her first day Thursday as co-anchor with Matt Lauer on television's top-rated morning show. Her predecessor, Meredith Vieira, had an on-air going-away party Wednesday.
In this photo released by NBC, 'Today' show co-host Matt Lauer congratulates Ann Curry on her first day at the anchor desk on the 'Today' show, on June 9, in New York.
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After 14 years as the understudy, Ann Curry is in the big chair now at NBC's "Today" show.
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She had her first day Thursday as co-anchor with Matt Lauer on television's top-rated morning show. Her predecessor, Meredith Vieira, had an on-air going-away party Wednesday.
Curry has been on the show since 1997 as the regular newsreader, and has filled in as co-host dozens of times.
She referred to that in her opening, saying, "I'm Ann Curry, in for I guess nobody this morning — me, myself and I. It's nice to be able to say that, isn't it?"
Lauer welcomed her, saying she had already been on the show so long that "it's a little bit like a member of the family moving to a new seat at the table."
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