As the charismatic and affable co-host of NBC’s morning staple, “The Today Show” (1952- ), Matt Lauer became one of America’s favorite morning show personalities in the late 1990’s. Known for his personable manner, Lauer developed a very trusting yet direct interviewing technique which granted him a number of groundbreaking interviews with celebrity and political figures from Tom Cruise to George W. Bush. During his “Today” tenure, Lauer reported on stories from across the globe for his annual segment, “Where in the World is Matt Lauer?” logging more than 146,000 travel miles and reporting