Tom [Giants fan] Posted July 10, 2003 Share Posted July 10, 2003 Stark to work on Today show, Olympics -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Associated Press NEW YORK -- Melissa Stark will be moving from Monday nights to early mornings. Stark was hired Thursday by NBC to be a national correspondent for the "Today'' show and to help cover the 2004 Olympics in Athens. Stark recently left ABC Sports, where she was the lead sideline reporter for "Monday Night Football'' the past three years. She worked last season's Super Bowl and also helped cover figure skating and golf. She previously worked at ESPN from 1997-2002, covering breaking news, but has never worked at an Olympics. Her role in Athens hasn't been determined. "I'm thrilled,'' she said. "It's the opportunity of a lifetime. I'm so excited. That should be great. I covered the Super Bowl this past year and obviously that was a huge highlight for me. This will be on as big a stage if not bigger, especially as a world event. It's an amazing opportunity.'' Stark is due to give birth to her first child on Sept. 2, leading to her departure from "Monday Night Football.'' "Obviously being due the first week of the season was not conducive to being at games,'' she said. "That was a great opportunity. I will miss Al Michaels and John Madden. They were a great crew to work for. This is a perfect transition for me. I always wanted to get more into news and explore other opportunities.'' In addition to her sports reporting, Stark has appeared as a guest host on "The View,'' and was an intern for the "CBS Evening News with Dan Rather.'' "Melissa began her journalism career in news and wanted to do more than just sports reporting. We are delighted to bring her talents to the 'Today' program,'' NBC News president Neal Shapiro said. "She has the intelligence, energy and curiosity to do the wide variety of stories that appeal to the morning news audience.'' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom [Giants fan] Posted July 11, 2003 Author Share Posted July 11, 2003 I guess she actually left MNF and not MFN. :doh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TC4 Posted July 11, 2003 Share Posted July 11, 2003 Originally posted by Tom [Giants fan] I guess she actually left MNF and not MFN. :doh: Exactly what is MFN there Tom? Mother F***ing News? :laugh: :laugh: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeletor The Invincible Posted July 11, 2003 Share Posted July 11, 2003 hmmm Good reason to watch that in the morning before work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Posted July 11, 2003 Share Posted July 11, 2003 Dear Santa, All I want for the Christmas is Melissa...:laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankbones Posted July 11, 2003 Share Posted July 11, 2003 Awwwwww, I thought a pic was going to be posted:( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulldog Posted July 11, 2003 Share Posted July 11, 2003 I thought a 'special' picture was going to be posted :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redman Posted July 11, 2003 Share Posted July 11, 2003 I'm sorry, but Melissa isn't sufficient to overcome the Couric factor for me. Talk about annoying! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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