Meredith Vieira
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Emmy Award-Winning Host, Executive Producer and Co-anchor, Today, NBC (2006-2011)
One of the most admired women in journalism, Meredith Vieira offers a candid, in-depth conversation about the stories she has covered and the lessons they have taught her.
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From her chair at 30 Rockefeller Center in New York City, Meredith Vieira co-anchored NBC’s historic weekday morning broadcast, Today for five years. She additionally has served as a special correspondent for NBC News and for 10 years served as host of the highly-rated game show Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? Recently, Vieira was the executive producer and host of her own nationally syndicated daytime show, The Meredith Vieira Show. Prior to co-anchoring Today, she was the moderator on ABC’s The View for nine years. Vieira has worked on the frontlines of high-profile journalism for years, having been a correspondent for 60 Minutes, West 57th and Turning Point, where she was chief correspondent. She co-hosted NBC’s coverage of the Opening Ceremony of the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics.
In a candid interview format, Vieira shares with audiences her take of current issues and headlines—and the personalities behind them. Heavily involved with numerous philanthropic organizations, Vieira has been recognized for her commitment to numerous charities: she received the Safe Horizon Champion Award and from City of Hope the Woman of the Year Award. As the Pajama Program’s 2004 “Mother of the Year,” Vieira relates her strategies for balancing the challenging demands of career and family. A 14-time Emmy Award winner, Vieira was named in 2009 as one of the most influential women in media by Forbes magazine. Since 2019, she has hosted the syndicated game show 25 Words or Less.
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A Conversation with Meredith Vieira
One of the most respected women in journalism, Emmy Award-winning broadcaster Meredith Vieira, sits down for a candid, in-depth conversation. From her days at CBS News' 60 Minutes through her years as chief correspondent of ABC's Turning Point, nine seasons as the original moderator of The View, a decade hosting Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, and five years co-anchoring NBC's Today, Vieira shares anecdotes from the personalities and stories she's covered and the lessons she's learned along the way. She also brings the audience into her personal life, discussing how she has balanced the demands of her career with a commitment to numerous philanthropic organizations and an active family life that includes three children and her late husband, journalist Richard M. Cohen, who lived with multiple sclerosis for decades.
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