Matthew Todd Lauer (born December 30, 1957) is an American television journalist. He was host of The Today Show, from 1997 to late November 2017, and a contributor for Dateline NBC. He was also previously a news anchor for The Today Show from 1994 to 1997 and anchor for WNBC in New York City and a local talk-show host in Boston, Philadelphia, Providence, and Richmond. He was also host of PM Magazine (or "Evening Magazine" 1980–86), and in the early 1990s, Lauer hosted segments of HBO Entertainment News.On November 29, 2017, NBC Chairman Andrew Lack terminated Lauer after a workplace colleague accused him of inappropriate behavior. The complaint that led to the dismissal was not about a recent occurrence. During the November 29, 2017 Today show, NBC News reporter Stephanie Gosk said that the allegations related to incidents "throughout 2014".[5] According to an Associated Press report in the Washington Post, some sources have said that the allegations related to conduct which began at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi and continued afterwards. - Celebrate St Andrew's Day 2017
