“[T]he
mommy-daddy model of morning TV, thought to be an immutable industry truth ever
since Barbara Walters was officially named the show’s first female co-host in
1974 opposite Jim Hartz, looks more and more like an anachronistic prejudice.”
—Emily Jane Fox and Joe Pompeo, writers, “‘It Is Always About a Family’: Inside NBC’s Decision to Promote Hoda Kotb,” Vanity Fair, Jan. 2, 2018.
• Editorial Comment: It’s a bright new morning on NBC.
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