Al Roker quip hits close to home for ‘Today’ show
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FILE - This April 24, 2012 file photo shows NBC's Ann Curry at the TIME 100 gala at the Frederick P. Rose Hall in New York. Curry has made her first return to NBC's "Today" show since she was replaced as one of its hosts in June. Curry was on the "Today" set in London on Thursday to introduce a filmed report on a still photographer. She lost her job as Matt Lauer's co-anchor in June and was replaced by Savannah Guthrie. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, file)
FILE - This April 24, 2012 file photo shows NBC's Ann Curry at the TIME 100 gala at the Frederick P. Rose Hall in New York. Curry has made her first return to NBC's "Today" show since she was replaced as one of its hosts in June. Curry was on the "Today" set in London on Thursday to introduce a filmed report on a still photographer. She lost her job as Matt Lauer's co-anchor in June and was replaced by Savannah Guthrie. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, file)
NEW YORK >> A quip by Al Roker may have hit too close to home for NBC’s “Today” show team.
Roker, Matt Lauer, Savannah Guthrie and Tamron Hall were wrapping up an interview with members of the U.S. women’s rowing team on “Today” Thursday, when the tradition of a winning team throwing their coxswain into the water was discussed.
Lauer mentioned how the tradition in New York is to throw her into the Hudson River.
Quipped Roker: “Which is different than our tradition, which is you throw one of us under the bus, but that’s another story.”
Lauer and Guthrie then playfully scolded Roker.
“Today” dumped co-anchor Ann Curry less than two months ago.
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