April 26, 2024

Weeks After Matt Lauer Is Ousted, ‘Today’ Changes Show’s Top Producer

“I am not surprised by the allegations,” Ms. Curry said, when asked if Mr. Lauer had abused his power.

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“I can say that I would be surprised if many women did not understand that there was a climate of verbal harassment that existed,” she said. “I think it would be surprising if someone said that they didn’t see that. So it was verbal sexual harassment.”

In a memo to staff members, Andrew Lack, the chairman of NBC News, praised Mr. Nash for helping stabilize “Today” and for being “one of the best live control room producers in the business.”

“We’ve offered him a number of roles within NBC News and NBCUniversal, and we hope he’ll stay in the family,” Mr. Lack wrote.

For his part, Mr. Nash said he wanted to spend more time with his family.

“I will forever cherish the unbelievable experiences and incredible people I have had the privilege to work with,” wrote Mr. Nash in a memo to members of the “Today” staff. “It was so much fun. Dr. Seuss wrote, ‘Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened.’ I’m so glad it happened.”

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Article source: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/17/business/media/today-show-producer.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

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