Meredith Vieira
American broadcast journalist and television personality (born 1953) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Meredith Louise Vieira (born December 30, 1953) is an American broadcast journalist and television personality.[1] She is best known as the original moderator of the daytime talk show The View (1997–2006), the original host of the syndicated daytime version of the game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (2002–2013), and as co-host of the NBC morning news program Today (2006–2011). As of 2019[update], she hosts the syndicated weekday game show 25 Words or Less.
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Born | Meredith Louise Vieira (1953-12-30) December 30, 1953 (age 70) Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. |
Alma mater | Tufts University |
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Years active | 1975–present |
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Children | 3 |
Vieira has also been a contributor to Dateline NBC, Rock Center with Brian Williams, and NBC Nightly News, and hosted the Lifetime television series Intimate Portrait (1994–2005). From 2014 to 2016, she hosted her own syndicated daytime talk show, The Meredith Vieira Show.