TV/Movie Memorabilia

Item Description

This auction is for an 8x10 autographed photo of NBC Today Show host Matt Lauer, donated by NBC/Universal.

Matt Lauer has been co-anchor of NBC News’ Today since January 6, 1997. He joined Today in January 1994 as news anchor.  From September 1992 to September 1996, Lauer was at WNBC-TV, the NBC Television Station in New York. There he served as a co-anchor of the early morning newscast Today in New York from September 1992 until September 1994, and as a co-anchor of the early evening newscast News Channel 4/Live at Five from August 1993 until September 1996. He began substituting on Today as a news anchor in early 1993 before becoming the permanent news anchor in 1994.

Since joining NBC News, Lauer has conducted a number of newsworthy interviews. Most recently Lauer conducted exclusive interviews with two individuals involved in the Scott Peterson investigation, Amber Frye and Anne Bird.  In January 1998, he sat down for the first interview with First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton after the Monica Lewinsky scandal made headlines. Lauer also conducted a 20-minute interview and tour of the George Bush Library in College Station, Texas, with the former president himself.  In April 2000, Lauer marked the 25^th anniversary of the fall of Saigon with an interview with former P.O.W. and Arizona state senator John McCain, live from Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam. 

In November 2002, Lauer sat down with eleven crew members from Flight 63, the trans-Atlantic flight that Richard Reid, a.k.a. the “shoebomber,” targeted in December 2001. The interview aired in four parts, on “Today,” and a full-hour on “Dateline NBC.”  When Operation Iraqi Freedom started in March 2003, Lauer contributed live reports from Qatar, the region that served as a staging area for American forces in the preparations for war.  Lauer gave “Today” viewers first-person reports from this critical battleground. In August 2004, on the eve of the Republican National Convention in New York City, Lauer secured an exclusive interview with President George W. Bush.  This newsmaking interview covered topics such as Bush’s strategies for campaigning in key battleground states, the war against terror and the mindset of the Mid East.  Other exclusive interviews Lauer conducted in 2004 include a sit down with Osama Bin Laden’s half brother, Yeslan Bin Laden, new Yankee Alex Rodriguez, filmmaker Michael Moore and Mary Kay Letourneau’s victim and lover Vili Fualaau.  Lauer also contributed to coverage of live, special events and news stories such as coverage of the 2004 Summer Olympic Games in Athens and broadcast network coverage of President Ronald Reagan’s funeral in June of 2004.

Item Special Note

For the winning bidder:  Upon the conclusion of the auction, the credit card you used to register for bidding will be charged for the winning bid amount.  Item will be available for pick-up during normal business hours at the United Way office, located at 232 N. Main Street in Marysville, Ohio.  The winning bidder may choose to have the item shipped via U.S. Mail by indicating so via e-mail upon conclusion of the auction.  The cost of shipping will be added to the credit card charge.