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TV Guide: Meredith Vieira Plans to Leave Today in the Fall

The hours are getting to her, according to sources “familiar with her plans;” she’s also always said she’d put her husband’s health first when it came to job decisions (he’s battled multiple sclerosis and cancer). Her one-year, $11 million contract that she signed in 2010 expires in September. TV Guide says Ann Curry is the leading candidate for her role, since apparently there is no other woman who has proven to be wildly successful at exactly this job looking for a new gig these days. [TV Guide]

TV Guide: Meredith Vieira Plans to Leave Today in the Fall