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"Even though NBC&amp;#039;s Today show has been one of the most popular morning shows on television for over 16 years, it has taken a significant dive in ratings in the last few months. Following the infamous firing of popular morning news anchor, Ann Curry, some viewers claim the show has stopped serving a newsworthy purpose. Fans of Curry also blame Matt Lauer for her ousting and have turned instead to ABC&amp;#039;s Good Morning America, whose current ratings have risen high above those of the Today show. Desperately searching for a solution, NBC has decided to switch up the show&amp;#039;s backstage leadership with the appointment of Alexandra Wallace, a senior vice president at NBC News and a 46-year-old mom of two with extensive morning show experience. Wallace is the only woman to have ever been put in charge of managing the Today show. She will not only be in charge of bringing the show&amp;#039;s viewer ratings up but also finding a replacement for executive producer Jim Bell, who has been behind the scenes on the Today show since 2005. NBC recently named Bell the full-time executive producer of the Olympics (an important position, as NBC owns the rights to show the Summer and Winter Olympic Games until 2020). Bell only recently came forward to admit that he had been responsible for Curry&amp;#039;s unceremonious dismissal. Do you still watch the Today show? Do you think new management will bring up its ratings? Sound off below! "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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