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NBC’s ‘Operation Bambi’: How ‘Today’ Booted Ann Curry Off

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Read the juiciest bits from the New York Times Magazine’s story of “Operation Bambi,” the cutthroat plot to kick Ann Curry off Today. By Melissa Leon.

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It may sound vaguely cute, but “Operation Bambi” was anything but. As detailed by the New York Times Magazine this week, “Operation Bambi” was the plot hatched by NBC executives to force Ann Curry from her co-anchor post on the Today show.

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