Today
Maggie Vespa, Liz Kreutz
TV Flash files “Maggie Vespa, Liz Kreutz” as hour 1535 of 2220 in the TV Flash guide — Today (1952–present) on NBC, season 2024, episode 5, aired 2024-01-05, 120 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S2024E05: listed hour 1535 of 2220 in the Today guide, hour 5 of 262 in season 2024. It aired 2024-01-05 (120 min). The listed hour before it is “Christine Romans, Keir Simmons” (S2024E04). Next is “Mary Lou Retton” (S2024E06). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
At least 33 million people are under a winter storm watch heading into the weekend as a massive winter storm barrels toward the East Coast. Some cities could see up to a foot of snow. NBC's Maggie Vespa reports and TODAY's Al Roker tracks the latest forecast. Disgraced Olympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius was released from a South African prison on Friday, nearly 11 years after killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. NBC's Kaylee Hartung reports for TODAY about the strict parole conditions he's under as he reenters society. Judge Mary Kay Holthus, who was tackled during a sentencing in a Las Vegas court room, released a statement saying she's "extremely grateful to those who took brave action during the attack." The man who attacked her is now facing multiple new felony charges. NBC's Liz Kreutz reports for TODAY. A second batch of court documents connected to Jeffrey Epstein was unsealed, revealing primarily depositions transcripts, court filings and emails. NBC's Laura Jarrett reports for TODAY.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Maggie Vespa, Liz Kreutz sit in the Today guide?
S2024E05 is listed hour 1535 of 2220 — hour 5 of 262 in season 2024, season 2024 episode 5.
When did Today S2024E05 air?
Maggie Vespa, Liz Kreutz aired 2024-01-05 and is listed at 120 minutes.
Where should I start?
Start with Garroway's street-facing studio mix: news, weather, chatter. J. Fred Muggs is the 1950s mascot lore, not a side quest.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Today invented waking up with television: Dave Garroway, a chimpanzee co-host, and the mix of news, weather, and chatter still fighting every weekday morning. A 2026 reader watches the original American morning-show contract — coffee, headlines, and the idea that a network should greet you before work.
The look is coffee, headlines, and a chimpanzee in the contract. NBC's *Today* premiered January 14, 1952: Dave Garroway from a street-facing New York studio, Pat Weaver's concept of morning television as a daily utility, Jack Lescoulie and Frank Blair rounding the original company, J. Fred Muggs as 1950s mascot sensation and, in the lore, a ratings assist. Mix of news, interviews, and light features. Peak decade energy in a window that still fights every weekday. The timeline can stan a co-host war. The…
Filed against
- Dave Garroway as Host
Dave Garroway invented waking up with television on Today — a chimpanzee co-host, coffee, headlines, the mix of news, weather, and chatter still fighting every weekday morning. 1950s network contract: a host who made dawn feel like a…
- Jack Lescoulie as Announcer / co-host
Jack Lescoulie co-hosted and announced Today — coffee, headlines, and the 1950s invention of waking up with television. Dave Garroway, a chimpanzee in the mix, chatter fighting the clock every weekday morning. TV Flash files him as the…
- Frank Blair as Newsreader
Frank Blair read the news on Today — Dave Garroway, a chimpanzee co-host, the original American morning-show contract of coffee, headlines, and the idea a network should wake you. TV Flash files him as 1950s dawn craft: the voice that…
- J. Fred Muggs as Mascot
J. Fred Muggs was Today's chimpanzee co-host — Dave Garroway, news, weather, and chatter, the original American morning-show contract. Coffee, headlines, the idea that a network should wake up with you. TV Flash files him as 1950s mascot…