Meredith Vieira Biography
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Is of Portuguese heritage.

Husband,
Richard M. Cohen, teaches journalism at Columbia University.

Has 3 older brothers

Three children, with
Richard M. Cohen: Ben, Gabriel and Lily Max.

She has a fear of bridges

Graduated magna cum laude from Tufts University with a degree in English (1975)

Scored 1330 on the SAT as a high school junior, and scored 1300 as a senior.

She is allergic to metal, and, therefore, doesn't wear her wedding ring.

Was once approached to pose in Playboy, she declined

Lives in NY City suburb of Westchester County in a 2-story house built in 1929.

Husband,
Richard M. Cohen, considered free of colon cancer after surgery in March, 2000. Has battled health problems over many years and is legally blind as a result of multiple sclerosis, which he contracted in his 20s.

Announced on-air during
The View show in May 2002 that she's decided to accept ABC's offer to host the syndicated
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire weekly series, beginning in the fall, while she continues to co-host
The View for the next five years. Reportedly, her salary may jump from $500,000 a year to $5 million.

Has stated on
The View that because she wears pantyhose, she doesn't wear underwear. She thinks it would be redundant to wear both.

Hosted a special featurette of
Desperate Housewives that will be featured on the series' Season 1 DVD box set, to be released in August, 2005.

In 2005, she became the second female to win a Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Game Show Host as host of
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire. The first was
Betty White in 1983 for
Just Men!.

Older brother Ed Vieira is a political activist that resides in Virginia

When she was at CBS at the same time as
Paula Zahn, they each had a husband named "Richard Cohen".

Announced that she will be the new co-host on
The Today Show [April 6, 2006].

Has been chosen by NBC to replace
Katie Couric as the female anchor of
The Today Show.
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