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[[File:Meredith_Vieria.png|thumb|Meredith Vieira, reporting on Winston Churchill and the Roman Empire.]]
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'''Meredith Vieira''' played a [[News anchor (The Wedding of River Song)|news anchor]] in'' [[The Wedding of River Song]]''.
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| image            = Meredith Vieira Today.jpg
| role            = [[News anchor (The Wedding of River Song)|News anchor]]
| story            = [[TV]]: ''[[The Wedding of River Song (TV story)|The Wedding of River Song]]''
| imdb            = 0896680
| twitter          = meredithvieira
|birth date=[[30 December (people)|30 December]] [[1953 (people)|1953]]|time=2011}}'''Meredith Louise Vieira''' (born [[30 December (people)|30 December]] [[1953 (people)|1953]]<ref>[https://www.britannica.com/biography/Meredith-Vieira Britannica]</ref>) is a veteran American news anchor and television presenter who played a [[News anchor (The Wedding of River Song)|news anchor]] in'' [[The Wedding of River Song (TV story)|The Wedding of River Song]]''.


In real life, she was co-host of the American morning news/chat programme ''Today''. She filmed her cameo during a visit to the [[Upper Boat Studios]] as part of a profile of ''Doctor Who'' produced for ''Today.'' That feature, which aired on 9 May 2011.
== Career ==
[[Category:People from the real world]]
 
At the time of production, Vieira was co-host of the American morning news and chat programme {{wi|Today (American TV program)|Today}}, as well as the syndicated American version of the game show ''Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?''. She filmed her cameo during a visit to the [[Upper Boat Studios]] as part of a profile of ''Doctor Who'' produced for ''Today''. The feature aired in America on 9 May 2011, only a few minutes after Vieira had made a high-profile on-air announcement she would be leaving ''Today'' in June 2011.
 
The ''Today'' feature was noted for giving away a number of minor spoilers relating to the season finale, including revealing the cameo appearances (via behind-the-scenes footage) of [[Richard Hope]] as [[Malohkeh]] and [[Ian McNeice]] as [[Winston Churchill]], and also revealing aspects of the "alternate future" of the episode by revealing Vieira's dialogue.
 
== External links ==
{{imdb name|id=0896680}}
* [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26184891/vp/42955242 "Meredith Vieira meets 'Dr. Who'"] segment from ''Today'' (official video)
* [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26184891/vp/42955242#42935325 "Watch Meredith face-off with Dr. Who's Cybermen"] web-only extra footage from Vieira's set visit.
 
== Footnotes ==
 
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[[Category:Doctor Who guest actors]]
[[Category:Real world television presenters]]
[[Category:Emmy Award winners]]

Latest revision as of 03:14, 24 March 2024

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Meredith Louise Vieira (born 30 December 1953[1]) is a veteran American news anchor and television presenter who played a news anchor in The Wedding of River Song.

Career[[edit] | [edit source]]

At the time of production, Vieira was co-host of the American morning news and chat programme Today, as well as the syndicated American version of the game show Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?. She filmed her cameo during a visit to the Upper Boat Studios as part of a profile of Doctor Who produced for Today. The feature aired in America on 9 May 2011, only a few minutes after Vieira had made a high-profile on-air announcement she would be leaving Today in June 2011.

The Today feature was noted for giving away a number of minor spoilers relating to the season finale, including revealing the cameo appearances (via behind-the-scenes footage) of Richard Hope as Malohkeh and Ian McNeice as Winston Churchill, and also revealing aspects of the "alternate future" of the episode by revealing Vieira's dialogue.

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]