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"Matt Lauer is set for Today&amp;#x2014;and many more tomorrows. According to a report from the New York Times, NBC extended the Today show veteran&amp;apos;s contract for &amp;quot;multiple more years.&amp;quot; (An exact length of time was not available, but the Times says it&amp;apos;s &amp;quot;more than two.&amp;quot;)&amp;#xA0;\r\n\r\n&amp;quot;I consider this the best job in broadcasting,&amp;quot; Lauer said in a statement on Thursday, June 12. &amp;quot;I love people I work with every day and I have such respect and gratitude for the people I work for. I couldn&amp;apos;t be happier to be staying.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nNBC couldn&amp;apos;t be happier, either. &amp;quot;We couldn&amp;apos;t be more thrilled with Matt&amp;apos;s decision,&amp;quot; NBC News president Deborah Turness told the Times. &amp;quot;As I&amp;apos;ve said many times before, he&amp;apos;s the best in the business, and there is nobody I would rather have in the Today anchor chair than Matt.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nLauer&amp;#x2014;whose current contract was set to expire in a few months, according to the Times&amp;#x2014;is already the longest-serving anchor in Today show history. He&amp;apos;s been in the position since 1997, and has seen many other colleagues come and go, including Katie Couric and, most infamously, Ann Curry.&amp;#xA0;\r\n\r\nEarlier this week, the 56-year-old morning show co-host joined Facebook and took part in a Q&amp;amp;A with fans. Reflecting on his long tenure, Lauer recalled his most awkward interview ever, with Tom Cruise in 2005. &amp;quot;It was one of those unforgettable moments that became a part of pop culture,&amp;quot; he said of the chat."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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