Matt Lauer On Tom Touchet: “I’m Going To Miss Him Greatly”

By Brian 

Half an hour before I appeared on Showbiz Tonight, news broke that Tom Touchet had been cut loose. After a few calls for confirmation later, Kayrn Bryant reported the news just before our previously-scheduled conversation about the morning show wars.

A few minutes later, CNN’s David Haffenreffer caught up with Matt Lauer as the ‘Today’ co-anchor arrived at a Time Magazine gala to celebrate its 100 Most Influential people issue. “I’ve been in the business for 25 years now, and all I’ll say is that I don’t know if I’ve met a classier guy than Tom,” Lauer said. “I mean that truly, he is a delight to work with and, you know, I’m going to miss him greatly.”

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