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It didn’t take long for the warm and fuzzy feelings regarding Hoda Kotb’s replacement of Matt Lauer on the “Today” show to dissipate. Fans quickly began griping once the salary disparities were revealed. Before the salaries were compared, Kotb, a longtime NBC and “Today” show employee, said she was excited that Lauer took the time…

NBC is obviously not in a rush to replace disgraced golden boy Matt Lauer, but “Today” Saturday co-host Craig Melvin’s name has come up as a very viable replacement option. The “MSNBC Live” host is being considered to fill in behind the desk as an anchor, according to “Entertainment Tonight.” “This would give the network the…

The woman who filed a sexual harassment complaint against Rep. John Conyers, D-Michigan, and who Conyers allegedly paid tens of thousands of dollars to keep quiet, came forward on Nov. 30, 2017, to say the powerful politician “violated my body” and wanted her to “satisfy him sexually.” Former staffer Marion Brown completed a decades-long term…

If we are to believe media accounts, former “Today” host Matt Lauer is a sexual predator. This is not said lightly after revelations that he gifted sex toys, made lewd comments and allegedly bent a woman over a chair for sex until she passed out. The NY Post‘s “Page Six” reports that Lauer even had…

Deven Trowers is the CEO of DT Communications, which is a small public relations and consulting firm based in Atlanta. Trowers, 29, has more than eight years experience in public relations and social media. Her agency experience encompasses media relations and consulting for companies including Hillshire Farm, Susan G. Komen, The Names Project Foundation: AIDS Memorial Quilt, Kenny…

Rumor has it that Tamron Hall will no longer host the third hour of “Today’s” popular morning show. On Friday, People revealed that Megyn Kelly, who recently left Fox News for a new role at NBC News, will either take over “Today‘s” third hour, currently hosted by Hall. 46 and Al Roker, 62 or Kathie…

Morgan Radford Correspondent NBC News Columbia University, M.S. Harvard University Bachelor of Arts, B.A. Few television correspondents have risen as quickly as Morgan Radford. Still a student less than five years ago, she is currently a correspondent for NBC News and appears on the TODAY Show, NBC Nightly News and MSNBC. She’s reported on deadly floods…

While out with his teenage son, longtime “Today” show weatherman Al Roker was attempting to hail a taxi cab when he was supposedly snubbed. On Saturday night, he sent out a series of tweets voicing his outrage and claimed that he was ignored by the cabbie because he is Black. “Filed a complaint today after…

Top Hollywood actor Charlie Sheen talked about his lifestyle in a “20/20” interview in 2011. According to Sheen, this was the year that he was diagnosed with HIV. His talk of “winning,” sex and his self-described “goddesses “ offer an insightful look into his recent admission that he is HIV positive.

During an interview this morning on NBC’s “Today” show, Charlie Sheen addressed rumors that he was HIV-positive. Sheen has been the subject of rumors for the past week and admitted to “Today” show host Matt Lauer that he is, in fact, HIV-positive. Sheen said that he’s been the subject of a barrage of personal attacks and untruths and that…

For the past week, major news media outlets have been reporting that a major Hollywood male star may be HIV-positive. Because of the star’s popularity and playboy lifestyle fueled by drugs and booze, the fear is he may have unknowingly spread the virus. The National Enquirer and the Daily Mail are now reporting that it knows who…

Al Roker is perhaps one of the few weathermen in America that have a devoted fan base. His stint on “The Today Show” has allowed him to become a trustworthy face and voice for viewers when it comes to weather and news. But his job on cable TV’s The Weather Channel apparently is now over…

Tamron Hall decided to put down the heating products and wore her natural hair for the first time on “Today” Friday. The 43-year-old “Today” show host has fit into the mold of thinking that many African-American women need to manipulate their hair texture for their career, a subject Hall discussed with natural hair blogger Curly…

It has really been a Happy Halloween in Tinseltown and the Big Apple, from Paris Hilton doing her best 2013 MTV VMAs Miley Cyrus, who subsequently did her best ’99 MTV VMAs Lil Kim. Well, the folks at “E! News,” the “Today” show and “Good Morning America” had some really great impersonations, check them out.…

Linwood “Linny” Boyette, 71, has spent the last 20 years showing up at the Rockefeller Center to stand out on the Plaza supporting “Today” show anchors – greeting cameras with a signature finger pointing. Always wearing a hat – he owns more than 20 – and sunglasses, he arrived at studios as early as 5:30…

A distraught Paula Deen finally mustered the strength to appear on the “Today” show to speak with Matt Lauer about the mess she got herself into. After being dropped by the Food Network, Smithfield Foods, Target, Walmart, Home Depot, and possibly QVC, Deen’s racist remarks may have cost the celebrity Southern cooking chef…

Tuesday, Jan. 15 on the “Today” show, mom-to-be Kim Kardashian opened about her exciting baby news, the nasty divorce drama between her and Kris Humphries, and marrying Kanye West. Kim was joined by sister Kourtney, who touched on her life as a mother of two. – ruthie hawkins Watch below: Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news,…

To the amazement of many Washingtonians going about their everyday activities, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.’s Centennial Celebration is in full swing. Nearly 14,000 members of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. have convened in downtown Washington, D.C. for their Founders Day weekend activities that included a visit from the Honorable Vincent C. Gray, mayor of…

NeNe Leakes sat down with the “Today” show to talk about the lack of support for one another in the black community, her role on “The New Normal,” and why she deserved to be on the cover of Ebony magazine more than anyone else. Check out her interview below. –ruthie hawkins