Today Show host Ann Curry departure ‘isn’t personal, it’s business’
By BILL ZWECKER Columnist/bzwecker@suntimes.com June 21, 2012 1:50PM
"Today Show" host Ann Curry hasn't won over viewers and is expected to leave the long-running morning show.
Updated: June 21, 2012 5:46PM
Commenting on the expected deparure of Ann Curry as “Today” co-host, a veteran NBC insider said Thursday, “This isn’t personal, it’s business,” explaining it was NBC’s own private research that supported the morning show’s honchos’ own “gut feelings about Ann: She was the weak link in ‘Today’s’ on-air talent.” Long No. 1 in the morning show sweepstakes, recent challenges by ABC’s “Good Morning America” (who snared top ratings for several weeks this spring), “Today” executives have decided Curry needs to be replaced for several reasons. Along with not securing the kind of audience affection enjoyed by “Many people around here — most who love Ann dearly — agree that she represents the latest example of the ‘Peter Principle,’” referring to her being solid in her previous role as “Today” newsreader, but not strong enough to tackle the anchor desk responsibilities. My primary source also said the change would now come fairly quickly as the long-whispered buzz about Curry “has become red-hot, thanks to the New York Times story,” Thursday, outlining her expected departure. “Right now many people think [third hour anchor]
