NEW: LauraAJarrett has been named the next co-anchor of Saturday TODAY! The senior legal correspondent for NBCNews will join PeterAlexander on the weekend anchor desk starting September 9.
“Anchoring the show with my best friend was the highlight of every week. I am so thrilled that my friend Laura will now join Peter as the next co-anchor of Saturday TODAY," she tells TODAY.com."We have all seen Laura's brilliant legal analysis, and now we can’t wait to watch her shine on Saturdays.”
She adds that she often has Saturday TODAY playing while she's making pancakes for her children."When you have that perspective, it helps a little bit when thinking of what viewers are looking forward to," she says.Jarrett shares that she practiced law for several years before she decided to delve into journalism in 2016, right before former President Donald Trump was elected.
"She was very excited," Laura Jarrett says of her mom."I love that she's been super encouraging about helping me take this plunge. I think because she pivoted a lot in her career and had her own sort of non-traditional path, she gets it and has been so supportive."
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