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"As her voice quivered ... and as she fought back tears ... &lt;a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.tmz.com/person/meredith-vieira/\"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Meredith Vieira&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; finally made the announcement we all knew was coming ... saying, \"I've decided to leave &lt;strong&gt;\"&lt;a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.tmz.com/category/today-show/\"&gt;Today&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;\" in June.\"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img alt=\"0428_meredith_vieira_bn\" src=\"http://ll-media.tmz.com/2011/04/28/0428-meredith-vieira-bn.jpg\" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Vieira took the co-host seat next to &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.tmz.com/person/matt-lauer/\"&gt;Matt Lauer&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;five years ago, replacing &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.tmz.com/person/katie-couric/\"&gt;Katie Couric&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;. Vieira will be replaced by &lt;a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.tmz.com/person/ann-curry/\"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ann Curry&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Meredith says she made the decision, \"After months of personal reflection and private conversations with my family and friends.\"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;She added, \"I'm really sad because ... for the past 10 years this has been my second home.\"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mererdith says she wanted to spend more time with her husband, Richard, and her kids. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Vieira -- who also hosts \"Who Wants to Be a Millionaire\" -- noted, \"I really hope to stay with the NBC family ... that is my goal.\"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lauer said Vieira \"has brought class and dignity and talent and a joy of life to this show for the last five years.\"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!-- relatedlinks --&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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