Matt Lauer (born December 30, 1957) is the co-host of Today Show on NBC with Katie Couric in the mornings. He currently lives in New York with his wife, Annette Roque Lauer, and their son, Jack.
He began his career in 1979 as a producer for WOWK-TV in Huntington, WV. In 1980, he became a news anchor on the 6 and 11 o'clock newscasts. Prior to joining WNBC-TV in New York, Lauer hosted a three-hour live interview program, 9 Broadcast Plaza, from 1989-1991. He also hosted a number of weekly information and talk programs in Boston, Philadelphia, Providence, and Richmond.
He joined the Today Show in January 1994 as news anchor and has been co-anchor since January 6, 1997.
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