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NBC's Ann Curry leaving job at Today show as Olympics pressure …


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By all accounts — especially those of the omnipresent New York Times — “Today” is trying very hard to exile Ann Curry, writes media columnist Jon Friedman.

Ann Curry was caught in a Joe Manganiello-Al Roker sandwich.

Following reports of Ann Curry's departure from her role as co-host of The Today Show, Savannah Guthrie has been offered the position, according to The New York Times. No word yet on whether Guthrie has accepted.

The network is reportedly planning to let Curry go due to poor ratings — and colleagues Savannah Guthrie, Natalie Morales and Hoda Kotb are in the wings.

'Today' host Ann Curry takes hit, counts tomorrows. This image released by NBC shows co-hosts Ann Curry, left, and Matt Lauer, center, with actor Jimmie