Report: Natalie Morales, Willie Geist Fired From Today
Natalie Morales and Willie Geist have been dropped from the Today show, Us Weekly reports. The two co-hosts were "recently told they were fired," a source tells Us, though NBC has made no official comment on the report.Geist, 39, is reportedly heading to CBS, while Morales is in talks with ABC, according to Us.TVGuide.com's emails to NBC were not immediately returned.Last week, the New York Post reported that Morales was planning to leave the show amid behind-the-scenes tension with co-host Tamron Hall and NBC News President Deborah Turness.
The moves are part of NBC's ongoing attempts to beat ABC's surging Good Morning America in the ratings, according to Us. Other proposed changes include moving Hoda Kotb from the 10 a.m. hour to the 9 a.m. hour, and possibly recruiting GMA alum Josh Elliott, Us reports.However, it's possible that NBC could try to woo Morales and Geist back, according to Us,since their firings came at the recommendation of Today general manager Jamie Horowitz, who was let go on Monday after just two months.What do you think of the Today show shakeups? Would you miss Morales and Geist? https://tv.yahoo.com/news/report-natalie-morales-willie-geist-fired-today-143900015.html Please move if in wrong place and I apologize!!
Natalie Morales and Willie Geist have been dropped from the Today show, Us Weekly reports. The two co-hosts were "recently told they were fired," a source tells Us, though NBC has made no official comment on the report.Geist, 39, is reportedly heading to CBS, while Morales is in talks with ABC, according to Us.TVGuide.com's emails to NBC were not immediately returned.Last week, the New York Post reported that Morales was planning to leave the show amid behind-the-scenes tension with co-host Tamron Hall and NBC News President Deborah Turness.
The moves are part of NBC's ongoing attempts to beat ABC's surging Good Morning America in the ratings, according to Us. Other proposed changes include moving Hoda Kotb from the 10 a.m. hour to the 9 a.m. hour, and possibly recruiting GMA alum Josh Elliott, Us reports.However, it's possible that NBC could try to woo Morales and Geist back, according to Us,since their firings came at the recommendation of Today general manager Jamie Horowitz, who was let go on Monday after just two months.What do you think of the Today show shakeups? Would you miss Morales and Geist? https://tv.yahoo.com/news/report-natalie-morales-willie-geist-fired-today-143900015.html Please move if in wrong place and I apologize!!
