Vieira bested a host of internal candidates for the role alongside Matt Lauer, including weekend "Today" anchor Campbell Brown, "Today" newsreader Ann Curry and newswoman Natalie Morales.
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When news broke that legendary newswoman Barbara Walters is set to retire in May 2014 , it was hard not to reflect on how the television landscape has been forever changed by her presence.
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