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TODAY in the '80s
Jan. 11: Here's a look back at TODAY in the '80s, when Jane Pauley and Bryant Gumbel were in the anchor chairs.
TODAY in the '70s
Jan. 10: TODAY's cast looks back at the show during the 70s, when Barbara Walters, Tom Brokaw, Jane Pauley, Gene Shalit and others were on the morning show.
TODAY in the '60s
Jan. 9: Matt Lauer and Meredith Vieira take you on a walk through history with a look at TODAY in the '60s.
TODAY in the '50s
Jan. 8: Matt Lauer and Meredith Vieira take viewers back to TODAY in the '50s when the show first launched and Dave Garroway was at the anchor desk.
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  TODAY turns 55
Relive some of the morning show’s greatest moments, from its historical first broadcast in 1952 to the most recent highlights.
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"I really didn't watch the TODAY show untilI was in college. Growing up in a house with six kids, breakfast was a juggling act for my mother to get six unruly children dressed, fed and out the door.

In college, I actually would watch before going to class and thought, "So this is what I've been missing!" Of course, it never even entered my mind that I would one day be a regular on the show. So when I got a chance to fill in for Willard in 1988, it was a thrill that still never loses its luster. I cannot believe I am working on the TODAY show. Sadly, there are probably a lot of viewers who voice that same sentiment."

-- Al Roker