Today (tv program)

Smart TV: The industry push to keep getting smarter

2013-05-17 08:00:00

For decades we've been watching TV. Now a new generation of televisions is beginning to watch us. Technological advances are giving the old clunky "boob tube" an I.Q. injection. Some of the new breed of smart TVs comes equipped with facial recognition...

Former defender claims Michael Jackson was pedophile, abuser

2013-05-16 16:22:00

Once a key defender of Michael Jackson in his sexual molestation trial, Wade Robson on Thursday alleged that the pop star�abused him as a child for seven years, forcing him to perform sex acts, and�until�now he has been unable and unwilling to...

Barbara Walters to retire from TV journalism

2013-05-13 05:00:00

Barbara Walters is saying goodbye to TV journalism. After more than half a century in the industry, the veteran ABC News anchor plans to retire next summer, ABC announced Sunday night. Walters, 83, is set to make it official Monday morning on "The View....

2013 TV Upfronts: No shortage of NBC plugs in Michael J. Fox show

2013-05-13 11:46:00

NEW YORK -- Looks like there will be no shortage of plugs for NBC in the network's new sitcom starring Michael J. Fox. A preview clip that the network showed to advertisers during its upfront presentation Monday at Radio City Music Hall looked like...

Cleveland kidnapping victim discharged from hospital

2013-05-10 16:35:00

Michelle Knight, the longest-held of three women kidnapped and imprisoned in a Cleveland house for years, was discharged Friday from the hospital where she had been cared for after her ordeal. Reportedly in good spirits, Knight left MetroHealth...

World Trade Center reaches new heights with permanent spire

2013-05-10 12:15:00

A spire set atop One World Trade Center on Friday was greeted with cheers from workers high in the air and spectators from the street below. The 408-foot spire, draped in an American flag, brought the New York City structure to a height of 1,776 feet,...

Will Christina Aguilera return to 'The Voice' with big pay bump?

2013-05-13 18:37:00

Shakira, get ready to shake your hips and move aside -- Christina Aguilera might be headed back to "The Voice" very soon. The pop diva, who appeared on the first three seasons of NBC's singing hit, has just signed to return for Season 5 this fall,...

Savannah Guthrie of 'Today' show engaged to Mike Feldman

2013-05-13 11:19:00

"Today" show host Savannah Guthrie is engaged. The TV anchor, who replaced Ann Curry on the show last summer, is set to marry media consultant Mike Feldman, 44, a former consultant to Al Gore. She announced the news on the NBC morning show Monday....

Chains, ropes found in Cleveland house where women were held

2013-05-08 08:25:00

CLEVELAND -- Chains and ropes have been removed from the home where three women were rescued on Monday after being held captive as long as 11 years, Cleveland’s chief of police said Wednesday as authorities planned to file charges against three...

Matt Lauer on his 'interesting year,' support from Kathie Lee Gifford

2013-05-03 08:39:00

If there are two hosts who know just what it’s like to be at the center of a public-relations storm, it’s Matt Lauer and Jay Leno. Although both personalities have seen their once-sterling reputations take a beating in recent years, they&...

Tony Award nominations! YouTube's FreddieW makes an impression.

2013-04-30 07:36:00

After the coffee. Before remembering that whatever happens today will be a distant memory a week from now. The Skinny: I got to see an ostrich up close last night. I don't know why ostriches and camels are my two favorite animals. These days it doesn'...

Shock hits home for families of Cleveland suspect and his victims

2013-05-09 15:16:00

Even the cops were surprised by what they discovered on Seymour Avenue in Cleveland. "This might be for real," one officer, arriving on the scene Monday, told a dispatcher after Amanda Berry had called 911 and said she'd been kidnapped and held for 10...

Fixing NBC's "Today" show will be a top priority for Deborah Turness, the new head of NBC News. Above, hosts Savannah Guthrie and Matt Lauer)

2013-05-20 15:38:00

"Today" show host Savannah Guthrie is engaged. The TV anchor, who replaced Ann Curry on the show last summer, is set to marry media consultant Mike Feldman, 44, a former consultant to Al Gore. She announced the news on the NBC morning show Monday.

2013-05-17 14:14:00

An excerpt of the book "Top of the Morning: Inside the Cutthroat World of Morning TV," by New York Times reporter Brian Stelter, says the main person behind Curry's ouster was "Today" executive producer Jim Bell.

2013-04-18 16:14:46