Matt Lauer

Matthew "Matt" Todd Lauer (born December 30, 1957)[1] is an American television journalist best known as the host of NBC's The Today Show since 1997.[1] He was previously a news anchor in New York[2] and a local talk-show host in Boston, Philadelphia, Providence and Richmond.[2] He was also host of PM Magazine (or "Evening Magazine" 1980-1986)[2] and worked for ESPN in the 1980s as a sideline reporter.[2] In the early 1990s, Lauer hosted segments of HBO Entertainment News.