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Tuesday, October 20, 2009
'Today Show's Lauer picks up award at Temple U.
Matt Lauer. (File photo)

Inquirer staff writer Susan Snyder reports:

Matt Lauer, co-anchor of NBC’s Today show, is being honored by Temple University today with its Excellence in the Media award.

The award is part of Temple’s annual Lew Klein awards, named after the long-time Temple faculty member and media professional.

Lauer, who has been co-anchor of Today since 1997, is on campus today to receive the award at a luncheon. Lauer joined Today in 1994 as news anchor and has done many major interviews. He’s talked with Prince William and Prince Harry of Wales on the 10th anniversary of Princess Diana’s death. He also got an exclusive interview with New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine after his car accident. And he had the first interview with Hillary Clinton in January 1998 after the Monica Lewinsky scandal surfaced.

He has taken trips to dozens of locations around the world, including the Great Pyramids in Egypt, the Grand Canal in Venice, the Parthenon in Athens, the Taj Mahal in India and the Sydney Opera House in Australia. He also has reported from the Great Wall of China, an oil rig off the coast of Scotland, Red Square in Moscow and Easter Island.

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