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NEWS ABOUT: Meredith Vieira

Meredith Vieira stories: 11 news summaries
GOSSIP ROUNDUP

 Winehouse Assault Trial Begins 

Plus, no one cares about Mischa Barton, and more

Jul 23, 09 11:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hair and booze, two of Amy Winehouse’s better-documented crutches, came into play at the start of her assault trial today, People reports. When demonstrating the height difference in court between herself and the dancer who accuses Winehouse of slapping her, Winehouse pointed out, “my hair does make a... More »

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entertainment • celebrity trials • Grey's Anatomy • Meredith Vieira • celebrity • Amy Winehouse • T.R. Knight • Susan Boyle • Mischa Barton



 Lauer Has 
 Deer Run-in, 
 Misses Today

Anchor skips hosting Today

Mar 23, 09 9:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - Matt Lauer was forced to skip Today this morning, after being slightly injured by a deer that jumped into the path of his bike over the weekend, Us reports. But where did the deer come from? Lauer “thinks the deer was hired by the competition,” said co-anchor Meredith... More »

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Matt Lauer • Meredith Vieira • accident • deer • Today show

 Your Ad Free on Today 
 —Just Bring a Sign 

Well-placed posters benefit from nearly 5M viewers

Feb 2, 09 10:32 AM CST
(Newser) - It costs $50,000 to get a 30-second ad spot on NBC’s Today, but advertisers needn’t pay to get their messages out if they’re willing to brave the weather, Advertising Age reports. All they have to do is stand in the Rockefeller Center Plaza with a sign... More »

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advertising • Matt Lauer • Meredith Vieira • Today show • signs

 Lauer Meets Older Self: Abe 


Jan 23, 09 1:02 PM CST
(Newser) - Matt Lauer took some ribbing this week when Today co-host Meredith Vieira unveiled side-by-side photos of him and Abe Vigoda to demonstrate what he'll look like in old age. Vigoda got the last laugh today in a light-hearted appearance on the show, People reports. Vigoda, 87, says he has... More »

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Matt Lauer • Meredith Vieira • aging • The Godfather • Today show • Abe Vigoda • lookalike

 D-Lister? Host a Game Show! 

Game show offer actors new showcase

Oct 6, 08 8:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - With game shows making a dramatic comeback, agents and their star clients looking to revive flagging careers are angling to get in on the action, reports the New York Times. Executives at cable's Game Show Network are being peppered with resumes, tapes, and pitches. The latest crop of new... More »

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Deal or No Deal • Meredith Vieira • Johnny Carson • Who Wants to Be a Millionaire • Howie Mandel • game shows • game show hosts • Richard Karn • Alfonso Ribeiro • Game Show Network • Pee-wee Herman • Bingo America • Family Feud

OPINION

She Shouldn't Stand by Him

Spitzer takes backlash for taking wife along; reactions run along gender lines

Mar 12, 08 11:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - Eliot Spitzer is going up in flames, but Americans are wondering why his wife has to go with him:
  • The Los Angeles Times talks to angry people on the street, including one divorcee who insists, “She should’ve said, ‘This is your fight. ... You stand there and
... More »

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Hillary Clinton • prostitution • Bill O'Reilly • James McGreevy • Bill Clinton • Alan Dershowitz • Meredith Vieira • Eliot Spitzer • adultery • James Carville • Monica Lewinsky • Tucker Carlson • Kwame Kilpatrick • Silda Wall Spitzer • Linda R. Hirshman • Dr. Laura Schlessinger • Dina Matos McGreevey • Hendrik Hertzberg • Joe Scarborough • Mike Barnicle • William Bennett

Fonda Swears She's Sorry
for Obscenity

Today show apologizes for on-air slip, decency watchdogs want delay

Feb 15, 08 6:37 AM CST
(Newser) - Today host Meredith Vieira got an unpleasant  shock yesterday when Jane Fonda let the C-word slip while discussing the Vagina Monologues, the New York Daily News reports. "It was a slip, and obviously she apologizes, and so do we," Vieira told viewers. Fonda's blooper came when she... More »

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Vagina Monologues • Meredith Vieira • Jane Fonda • profanity • obscenity • Parents Television Council • Today show

A Woman's Place Is
in ... Charge

Forbes' most powerful rise to the top of politics, industry

Aug 31, 07 2:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - Forbes names the 100 most powerful women in the world, putting Oprah one spot south of Ruth Bader Ginsburg—and placing Meredith Vieira ahead of Katie Couric and Diane Sawyer. The top 10:
  1. German chancellor Angela Merkel
  2. Chinese vice premier Wu Yi
  3. Temasek Holdings chief executive Ho
... More »

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Angela Merkel • women • Condoleezza Rice • Wu Yi • list • Meredith Vieira • Ho Ching • Indra Nooyi • Sonia Gandhi • Cynthia Carroll • Patricia Woertz • Irene Rosenfeld • Patricia Russo

Whoopi Joins
'The View'

Whoopi Goldberg and Sherri Shepherd
get in on the girltalk

Jul 27, 07 1:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - Whoopi Goldberg and comedian Sherri Shepherd will be adding their views to daytime television this fall. "The View” will announce the new additions next week, the LA Times reports, two months after Rosie O’Donnell’s acrimonious departure.  More »

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television • New York • The View • Rosie O'Donnell • Barbara Walters • ABC • Meredith Vieira • Whoopi Goldberg • Sherri Shepherd • Star Jones

(Newser) - Nobody else wanted her.  So Larry King got the honor of being the first to interview Paris Hilton following her release from jail next week.  After being spurned by the three major networks who were asked for large sums of money for the interview, Hilton finally got a... More »

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entertainment • media • Barbara Walters • Paris Hilton • Meredith Vieira • Larry King

NBC Win$ Battle to Chat Up Paris

Checkbook journalism charges and denials fly as 'Today' beats out Barbara Walters

Jun 22, 07 11:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - NBC seems to have beaten out ABC in a bidding war for the first TV interview with post-jail Paris Hilton, although both networks and the Hilton family officially deny that money changed hands. Paris will come clean to Meredith Vieira rather than family pal Barbara Walters, the Times quotes anonymous... More »

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entertainment • television • media • NBC • Barbara Walters • Paris Hilton • ABC • Meredith Vieira

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