Editing Today (American TV program) (section)

====News anchors====
From the show's inception, the idea of providing the latest news headlines has been critical to the function of the program. In that vein, there has always been at least one person on set whose job it is to prepare and deliver newscasts. In 1952, that person was called the "news editor" or (informally) "news chief". In modern parlance, the term "newsreader" or "news anchor" is preferred. Under the two-hour format, four newscasts were delivered, once every half-hour. Presently, there are only two newscasts, delivered at the top of each of the first two hours. Some anchors, including Jim Fleming, Lew Wood, Floyd Kalber and John Palmer, were seasoned journalists before joining the program. Others, including Ann Curry, have used the position to increase their journalistic acumen, at times leaving the newsdesk behind to venture into the field. News anchors have included the following:
[[File:Today show 1961.JPG|thumb|180px|The program in 1961: [[John Chancellor]], [[Frank Blair (journalist)|Frank Blair]], and [[Edwin Newman]]]]
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* Jim Fleming (1952–1953)
* [[Merrill Mueller]] (1953)
* [[Frank Blair (journalist)|Frank Blair]] (1953–1975)
* [[Lew Wood]] (1975–1976)<ref name=nytimes>{{cite news |title=Lew Wood, TV Newsman, Dies at 84 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/23/arts/television/lew-wood-tv-newsman-dies-at-84.html|agency=[[Associated Press]] |newspaper=The New York Times |date=August 22, 2013 |access-date=September 13, 2013}}</ref>
* [[Floyd Kalber]] (1976–1979)
* [[Tony Guida]] (1979)
* No separate news anchor (1979–1981, [[Tom Brokaw]] and [[Jane Pauley]] read headlines)
* [[Chris Wallace]] and Pauley (1982)
* [[John Palmer (TV journalist)|John Palmer]] (1982–1989)
* [[Deborah Norville]] (1989)
* [[Faith Daniels]] (1990–1992)
* [[Margaret Larson]] (1992–1994)
* [[Matt Lauer]] (1994–1997)
* [[Ann Curry]] (1997–2011)
* [[Natalie Morales (journalist)|Natalie Morales]] (2011–2016)
* No separate news anchor (2016–2018, co-anchors read headlines)
* [[Craig Melvin]] (2018–2025)<ref>{{cite web |last=Dwire |first=Emily |url=http://www.wistv.com/story/39017881/craig-melvin-named-new-today-show-news-anchor |title=Craig Melvin named new Today Show news anchor |publisher=WIS-TV |date=September 4, 2018}}</ref>
* No separate news anchor (2025-present, [[Savannah Guthrie]] and [[Craig Melvin]] read headlines)
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