News anchors unite to tout cancer telecast

May 28, 2008 The three network news anchors made a marathon round of appearances on the morning news shows Wednesday to promote a September telecast to raise awareness and funds for cancer research and treatment. "There's a shot you don't see every single day," said Couric's former partner, Matt Lauer, as "Today" followed the three walking in Rockefeller Center on the way to the studio. Gibson noted that a PSA featuring Hollywood stars including Susan Sarandon and Tobey Maguire had originally been scheduled to run after the three had appeared but that Couric had urged that it run before they spoke.

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