Is Matt Lauer Leaving the 'Today Show'?

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Don't leave!

Yesterday we reported that it's likely Meredith Vieira will be saying goodbye to the Today Show when her contract expires in September. And now we're learning that Matt Lauer could be hanging up his hat, too. Are we looking at a whole Today Show staff restructure?

Read: Meredith Vieira Could Be Leaving Today Show Very Soon!

As if Meredith Vieira leaving the Today Show wouldn't be bad enough. What will we do it Matt Lauer follows her out the door? These two basically run the morning show and it definitely won't be the same with both of them gone.

Luckily for us, Matt Lauer's contract runs a little bit longer than Meredith's. While Meredith's contract ends this September, Matt's runs through December 2012. But according to Entertainment Tonight, at this point, he'll be saying farewell. They're speculating he could be joining Katie Couric and former Today Show producer Jeff Zucker on their own project.

The Today Show has released a statement, not exactly denying anything, but kind of assuring us Matt won't be leaving at least until his contract runs out. They say, "There seems to be an awful lot of speculation around news anchors these days, and it's not our practice to comment on any of it. Matt Lauer has a long term contract with NBC News and Today."

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Would you be sad to see Matt Lauer leave the morning show? Or is some restructuring exactly what the show needs? Perhaps Kathie Lee and Hoda could move their hour up!