The Today Show “has big plans to welcome Meredith Vieira into the family,” B&C’s J. Max Robins says. “For her first day, Sept. 13, I’m told, the producers are prepping a ‘Who is Meredith’ feature that goes back to her early days toiling at TV station WJAR, in her hometown of Providence, R.I., and covers her recent gigs on The View and Who Wants To Be a Millionaire?”
Vieira has suggested a “segment in which each of her new cohorts plays Millionaire” — but “that’s where the warm fuzzies end.” Robins writes: “Word is, the suits at ABC parent Disney are refusing to share any footage of Vieira on Millionaire or View, even for Today’s profile piece. So much for professional courtesy…”
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