Matt Lauer to Stay on 'Today'? (VIDEO)

Matt Lauer is set to retire from 'Today' this December, although word on the street is that he may be in for a raise if he decides to stay.

Comments

[isabella yessi]

12:40 PM on 02/23/2012

If matt leave's I won't watch the today show, I just watch it because his funny and makes me want to eat him up for breakfast and the hot part too. Thru, his decades older then me.

Matt u leave, I am done watching today show.

[Just My Thoughts 2011]

07:10 PM on 02/13/2012

Matt can go, and can take Ann with him.

[Sean Roaney]

01:04 AM on 02/13/2012

I love it when reporters use phrases like 'word on the street'. Makes 'em sound all Starksy and Hutch.

[politicaltruths1]

10:28 PM on 02/12/2012

Matt's a no-load. He's arrogant, hostile, ignorant, and contributes absolutely nothing to our society. He should go and take Al Roker with him. Both are terrible.

[Sean Roaney]

01:02 AM on 02/13/2012

Don't tell me, let me guess. You watch Fox & Fools, right?

[politicaltruths1]

04:01 PM on 03/16/2012

No, I don't. I watch NHK, German, Al Jazzera, BBC and the like for my world news. Stateside MSNBC, CurrentTV, C-SPAN 1,2,3.

[trusgold]

05:08 AM on 02/13/2012

LOL!! Now thats funny!

[john bruno]

08:52 PM on 02/12/2012

There is no one that I know that thinks he's worth $30 million.

He can be replaced by a lot of more talented people for less money.

[dlg7077mar]

09:27 AM on 02/13/2012

totally agree with u ... i find him incredibly boring, Ann Curry seems more seasoned and professional to me

[Sharon Jurgensen]

05:45 PM on 02/13/2012

You have GOT to be kidding......Ann Curry needs to go back to the news and forget human interest where she has to interact with people. She is terrible. Stumbles over her words and comes off as a pure amateur. If Matt Lauer goes, so goes the show.

[dingbateye]

02:33 PM on 02/12/2012

The guy works 2 hours a day, 4 days a week. He needs a raise? I guess when you wear a smirk on your puss anybody will recognize you.

[trusgold]

05:12 AM on 02/13/2012

he doesn't work 2 hours a day he is there at like 1 or 2 am thats the reason a lot of them leave they zero night life. you think he just talks off the top of his head. No, seriously they do a lot of perp work for the show and thats why it looks so easy...If they didn't do all the prep work it would loro hard...but I get your point...

[Rosemary Hirsch]

02:00 PM on 02/12/2012

I thought that Matt Lauer was considering moving to where Katie Couric was working in order that they could be a "team" again. I guess all that extra money that his network and producers are offering now is much to lucrative to pass up. Business before pleasure;the pleasure can come later.

[whyworry]

11:35 AM on 02/12/2012

Matt Lauer is NOT worth what he's getting. 30 million dollars? For what? Our President only makes $400,000 thousand a year and people like him get the opportunity to bas him? This is disgusting...

[HawaiianLady]

01:33 PM on 02/12/2012

Obviously the network is making ten times that by keeping him on. If they didn't, they wouldn't offer it. Sales of spots on Today are dependent on who the cast members are.

I remember when the group on "Friends" was getting a million an episode. People asked why, of course, and one of the cast said, "Do you know how much money they pull in from us? The amounts are staggering. You wouldn't believe them unless you saw them."

That's show business. It's where the money is.

[whyworry]

01:37 PM on 02/12/2012

I know...but 30 million dollars is a lot of money...

[say what you want to say]

12:30 PM on 02/13/2012

This is VERY SHAMEFUL that Matt Lauer will be receiving 30M FOR WHAT BASHING THE PRESIDENT......ONLY IN AMERICA

[whyworry]

10:19 PM on 02/13/2012

Exactly.

[doggyheadlight]

11:21 AM on 02/12/2012

Get someone New. He's not worth 30 million.

[El Saltine]

07:27 PM on 02/11/2012

Mat, please go,go, go. Retire from Today, come out of the closet and live a happy life.

[Captain Kirk]

11:43 PM on 02/12/2012

Go back to selling suits................at Men's Wearhouse!!

[susanbsbi]

07:45 PM on 02/10/2012

Matt stay

[jerryatthebeach]

06:57 PM on 02/10/2012

I'm happy for him. Personal joke... Joey was flexing his muscles for me....