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PEOPLE & ARTS Wednesday 7 February 2018
'Today' show's Hoda Kotb says

authenticity got it through crisis

By DAVID BAUDER
AP Media Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — The "To-
day" show's Hoda Kotb be-
lieves the program's audi-
ence bonded with her and
co-host Savannah Guthrie
over how they dealt with
Matt Lauer's firing last No-
Benj Pasek, left, and Justin Paul arrive at the 90th Academy vember on sexual miscon-
Awards Nominees Luncheon at The Beverly Hilton hotel on duct charges.
Monday, Feb. 5, 2018, in Beverly Hills, Calif. They didn't pretend there
Associated Press was nothing wrong.
Nadal expects to be fit to "The people who watch us
have been watching for
play in Acapulco this month a long, long time," Kotb
said. "When there's some- In this Nov. 29, 2017 file photo, co-anchors Hoda Kotb, left, and
Savannah Guthrie embrace on the set of the "Today" show in
By MIKE CIDONI LENNOX ing matter for some. thing up in a family, they're New York after NBC News fired host Matt Lauer for "inappropri-
AP Entertainment Report- “La La Land” lyricist Justin watching it and feeling it, ate sexual behavior."
er Paul says the envelope too. It's almost like you don't Associated Press
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) gaffe was a bit of a soft want mom and dad to say,
— Returning Academy spot for some of his friends 'everything's fine, there's into first place in the ratings never left.
Awards host Jimmy Kim- and colleagues involved nothing to see here.' You for nearly two months, be- "It felt right," Kotb said. "It's
mel has been poking fun in the film. Paul says that want someone to tell you fore "GMA" recovered the like you go out on a date
at last year’s best picture he understands why it’s that something is wrong past two weeks. Now "To- with someone and you
mix up in promotional still being talked about and we're making our way day" will have the spotlight click and you say, 'do you
spots for this year’s Os- and to not mention it at through." again when the show trav- want to do this again?' And
cars, but it’s not a laugh- all would be awkward.q The NBC News program els to South Korea for the you're like, 'can we have
weathered the storm bet- Winter Olympics. breakfast every day?' You
ter than expected. "To- Kotb subbed for Lauer on just feel like something is
day" slipped past ABC's a couple of hours' notice right and that's the way it
"Good Morning America" when he was fired and was for me." q
Government's secret town is

uncovered in 'Atomic City Girls'

By LINCEE RAY they are an integral part of
Associated Press World War II.
Eager to escape life in the Sam Cantor is a Jewish
country, June Walker be- physicist from New York,
gins work at a top secret one of the few who knows
government community in exactly what's going on
This image released by the United States Postal Service Oak Ridge, Tennessee, dur- in Oak Ridge. June finds
shows a postage stamp featuring Fred Rogers from the PBS ing World War II. She sits at his nervous demeanor en-
children’s television series “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” a machine 12 hours a day, dearing and it isn't long
with his King Friday XIII puppet. having no clue what she's before the two begin a
Associated Press helping to create. long-term romance. After a
USPS to unveil Mister Rogers When author Janet Beard night of dancing and drink-
stamp next month introduces her high-rank- ing, Sam lets it slip that the
ing love interest, June is entire community has been
By MARK KENNEDY “Mister Rogers’ Neighbor- shocked to learn that she's recruited to help win the
AP Entertainment Writer hood” was produced. one of "The Atomic City war by building the atomic
NEW YORK (AP) — It’s a The stamp features Fred Girls." bomb. This book cover image re-
beautiful day in the post- Rogers and the royal Hundreds of people work June is fascinated and leased by William Morrow
shows "The Atomic City Girls,"
al neighborhood. puppet King Friday XIII. day and night to make sure wants to learn more details, a novel by Janet Beard.
The U.S. Postal Service Rogers produced, wrote the Oak Ridge facilities run but Sam's job could be at Associated Press
plans to issue a new stamp and hosted “Mister Rog- like clockwork. Twenty-four- stake if anyone found out.
featuring Mister Rogers, ers’ Neighborhood” for hour cafeterias, movie the- June confesses that she's one of the well-paying
the children’s television more than 30 years. He aters and recreation halls impressed with the poten- jobs. Equally oblivious to his
host known for his zip-up died in 2003 at 74 after help pass the time in the se- tial to "win" the war, but surroundings, Joe wants to
cardigan, sneakers and battling stomach cancer. cret community, but thanks when Sam explains what do nothing more than to
soothing manner. His message remained a to strict security rules, em- an atomic bomb is ca- stay out of trouble and do
The Forever stamp will be simple one throughout ployees are forbidden to pable of doing, June's at- a good job. Unfortunately,
unveiled March 23 in the the years, telling his view- speak about their daily titude changes. a breach in security forces
same Pittsburgh public ers to love themselves tasks. Although they're Joe Brewer is a black con- him to be directly placed in
television station where and others.q not on the front lines, the struction worker who made the middle of the spotlight
government assures them his way to Oak Ridge for with June.q