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Tamron Hall Says She Turned Down $2 Million Annual NBC Contract After 2017 Today Show Change
Hall, 55, received the offer via text while preparing to go live on MSNBC. She cited concerns for young Black women in journalism as a key reason for declining to stay at the network. Her syndicated talk show was renewed for an eighth season earlier this year.
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Tamron Hall turned down a $2 million annual contract from NBC after learning she was being pushed out of the "Today" show in 2017 to make room for Megyn Kelly. Hall, 55, was on her way to MSNBC and preparing to go live when she received a text message from her then-agent informing her she was no longer in the "Today" show lineup.
The message detailed an offer from NBC, where she was also working for "Dateline" and MSNBC Live at the time of the "Today" show shakeup.
"A text message came from my then-agent and he said, ‘They’re making a big change. You’re no longer in. Here’s what they’re offering,'" Hall said during an appearance on Scott Evans’ "House Guest" series earlier this month at an event in New York.
NBC offered Tamron Hall a contract worth $2 million annually to remain with the network. She replied to her agent that she would pass on NBC's offer. "All money’s not good money. It’s not," Tamron Hall said.
She added that the decision that day was why she turned down the offer. m.
Hour of "Today" in 2017. NBC recruited Megyn Kelly for a major daytime role in 2017 following her departure from Fox News. " Megyn Kelly joined NBC’s "Today" in 2017. The National Association of Black Journalists accused NBC of "whitewashing" after the lineup change.
NBC defended its diversity record and later agreed to meet with NABJ representatives. Megyn Kelly’s daytime show was canceled in 2018. Tamron Hall launched her syndicated daytime talk show "Tamron Hall" in 2019.
Tamron Hall’s show was renewed for an eighth season earlier this year. The Post has sought comment from Hall and NBC. New York Post reported these details from Hall’s recent appearance.
