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Old Posted Apr 24, 2009, 3:12 AM
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Entire NBC Today show coming to SA May 4th

http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/Tod...lamo_City.html

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Matt Lauer, Meredith Vieira, Al Roker and Ann Curry are packing their bags for a new family getaway series on “Today” in May, and their first destination is San Antonio.

It’s called “Today Takes a Vacation,” and the visitors, including hosts from the later hours of “Today” — Natalie Morales, Hoda Kotb and Kathie Lee Gifford — will do the entire May 4 show from the Alamo City.

“Kicking off our ‘Today’ family getaway, we’ll be live in San Antonio, Texas,” Vieira announced on the show Thursday. “We’ll spend some time at the oldest working dude ranch and, of course, we’ll remember the Alamo.”

According to the San Antonio Convention & Visitors Bureau, the cast and crew will be dividing their time among three locations: Arneson River Theater, Alamo Plaza and La Villita. In fact, if you’re eager to get your face on national TV, bureau spokesman Robert Salluce says NBC is looking to get a crowd at all those places.

As for the ranch they’re visiting, that’s Dixie Dude Ranch in Bandera, where the anchors will don their cowboy boots and chaps and learn the ropes. “Today” also will explore the city’s history and cuisine, including chile and barbecue. Grammy Award winner Lee Ann Womack will perform during the show.
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Old Posted Apr 24, 2009, 4:30 PM
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Lee Ann Womack? What.

Please, can we have some country that's more relevant to San Antonio like George Strait or Willie? She's from way up in the hinterlands of the Piney Woods.
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Cool! I will definitely tune in for that, and yeah I agree, Willie or George would be better.
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Good for San Antonio! Hopefully they showcase the city well!
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Recent cases of swine flu in the SA metro has caused the show to cancel.

http://blogs.mysanantonio.com/weblog...sas-today.html
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That sucks, I took the day off to be there. This is not helping people either; but I guess "scared" is the way some people live their lives. I wonder if the media told people that heart disease was swine heart disease, and that it started in Mexico, if people would have the same reaction to the obesity problem here?
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I was there when they did this a couple of decades ago with Jane Pauly. It was really good back then.
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Recent cases of swine flu in the SA metro has caused the show to cancel.

http://blogs.mysanantonio.com/weblog...sas-today.html
Figured that would happen

O well, maybe SA will get another chance down the road.
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Recent cases of swine flu in the SA metro has caused the show to cancel.

http://blogs.mysanantonio.com/weblog...sas-today.html
Not canceled, just postponed. Same with Key West.

They're still coming down, just not on the 4th.
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That sucks, I took the day off to be there. This is not helping people either; but I guess "scared" is the way some people live their lives. I wonder if the media told people that heart disease was swine heart disease, and that it started in Mexico, if people would have the same reaction to the obesity problem here?
It has nothing to do with being scared. They just want to be in New York to cover the swine flu. They're still coming down here.
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I know they are not scared, but the viewing public is, and the media is riding this one out to the fullest. I mean, do they REALLY have to be in New York to cover the H1N1 flu? They can't cover it from here? They could do the show from New Braunfels, or Steele HS.
Sorry, I just get pissed with the media sometimes. I guess the unibrow Scottish lady that could sing wasn't interesting enough anymore.
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I agree, the cover is too much and only creates and grows the public fear. But it's understandable why they want to be in NYC to cover it. In SA the shows would be geared towards SA and there wouldn't be the usual number of news segments a regular NYC show would have.
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I know they are not scared, but the viewing public is, and the media is riding this one out to the fullest. I mean, do they REALLY have to be in New York to cover the H1N1 flu? They can't cover it from here? They could do the show from New Braunfels, or Steele HS.
Sorry, I just get pissed with the media sometimes. I guess the unibrow Scottish lady that could sing wasn't interesting enough anymore.
Anything to hang on to the few viewers they have left. Although I think they're missing a big opportunity to hang out in front of the Alamo with surgical masks on. Maybe they could pay a few people to run screaming through the streets.
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Anything to hang on to the few viewers they have left. Although I think they're missing a big opportunity to hang out in front of the Alamo with surgical masks on. Maybe they could pay a few people to run screaming through the streets.
A few feral pigs with sombreros let loose on Alamo Plaza would be classic.

Where's Matt? Cowering under a table.
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I guess now its just Kathie Lee and Hoda from the Arneson this Wednesday...
Also Man vs. Food - SA - is airing Aug. 5th.
He visited Lulu's, Big Lou's, and Chunky's.
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