Joe Fryer: Last News

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor MSNBC recognized the start of the Republican National Convention by giving its flagship morning program the day off. “Morning Joe” and its early-A.M. companion program, “Way Too Early,” were scrapped on Monday as the NBCUniversal-backed cable-news outlet focused instead on breaking-news coverage tied to this weekend’s assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump.

NBC News’s Laura Jarrett will co-anchor Saturday Today this fall, joining Peter Alexander as the weekend broadcast moves back to Studio 1A in New York after originating from Washington.

Today Show can always rely on seeing the likes of Al Roker, Jenna Bush Hager, Savannah Guthrie, and Hoda Kotb every weekday on their televisions, but on the weekends, they get a different face, that of Joe Fryer's, and they like him just as much.MORE: Hoda Kotb and Savannah Guthrie deliver bad news about climate on TodayJoe joined the big news family that is NBC initially as a part-time correspondent, and became a full-time reporter in October of 2013, eventually becoming a west coast correspondent based at the NBC News West Coast Bureau in Universal City, California.Today Show viewers who like to tune in on the weekends as much as they do on the weekdays also get to see Joe on Today's PopStart, which airs on Saturdays.WATCH: Today's Jenna Bush Hager's rise to fameMORE: Savannah Guthrie has unpredicted 'baby talk' chat with co-star Hoda Kotb in fun Today segmentNot much is known about the journalist's personal life, but he does love to share occasional snippets of his marriage to his husband, Peter.While the two have been happily together for over ten years, in 2019, the host opened up about how his road to love wasn't always easy. He penned a touching essay for Today about coming out to his friends and family over two decades ago, and the feelings of depression and anxiety he had suffered from prior to having those conversations."When you're stuck inside a closet, it's hard to picture how your family will react when you finally decide to come out," he admitted.A post shared by Joe Fryer (@joefryernbc)Joe and Peter's anniversary fittingly falls on Valentine's DayRecalling his early adulthood years, he said: "Those question marks haunted me for years.

Al Roker is the latest Today star to have gone off on his travels over the summer, choosing to spend some time in Paris where his daughter Leila lives.MORE: Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager's reunion delights fans after time apartThe popular TV star has been sharing some lovely updates from his time in the French capital, and while he's away, Al has been subbed by none other than Joe Fryer.Joe is no stranger to Today himself, as a regular host on Weekend Today, as well as NBC Nightly News and MSNBC.VIDEO: Al Roker shares glimpse inside his impressive home gym in New YorkAl isn't the only star who has been off Today either, as Hoda Kotb was also away for the last part of the week.MORE: Hoda Kotb opens up about heartbreak in emotional speech on TodayMORE: Jenna Bush Hager is unimpressed as she's presented with an epic family throwback photoThe doting father goes to Paris as much as he can to see his daughter, who has been living there for the past few years. Al shares Leila, along with younger son Nick with his wife Deborah Roberts.He is also father to 33-year-old daughter Courtney, who he shares with ex-wife Alice Bell.