This is Why They Pay Matt Lauer the Big Bucks 1.15K Whitney Jefferson 12/31/09 10:01AM Filed to: Today Today Lester holden The today show TV Video Its a holiday, so naturally the regular Today Show anchors are on their respective vacations. Thus, we're left with the Bush League—and moments like these.After this, they went ahead and aired their twelve-minute-long year-end retrospective. Again.