Article: Lauer doesn't toss any marshmallows in tough interviews

face=+Bold; 'Today' host fearlessface=-Bold;

By David Bauder

NEW YORK -- Matt Lauer is sent packing this week on another of those round-the-world mystery jaunts for Today, the kind that has probably earned him enough frequent-flyer miles to get to the moon for free.

Some of his work during the past few weeks on stories closer to home -- much closer -- better illustrate his value to NBC News.

In the midst of Don Imus's career implosion over his remark about the Rutgers women's basketball team, Lauer so adroitly handled an on-camera interview with his own boss at NBC News that it impressed a former competitor watching at home.

With his news organization again in the news a week later, Lauer ...

Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles:

 
 
Newsweek Harper's Magazine The Washington Post Chicago Tribune Crain's Chicago Business PRNewswire Pediatric News The Nation Advertising Age The Economist (US) A FREE trial gives you access to over 80 million articles! Access over 6,500 publications with a FREE trial!