Matt Lauer's Trip to Greenland

Paul Ivanoff III, Unalakleet, Alaska — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 17:31:37 GMT

I've gotten the privilage of going to Nuuk Greenland in the late 90's and one thing that struck me was how beautiful not only the land with all the fjords and ice, but equally, how wonderful the people were. They spoke very little english, but they treated us very well. I too would go back to Greenland in a heartbeat!

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Lisa K., Owensboro, KY — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 17:42:01 GMT

I liked the beard.

I had a college professor who would grow a beard for the winter. (We had pools for when it'd start and when it'd get shaved.) That's what Matt should do - grow it during November sweeps and shave it for February sweeps! (Becomes an in-house Santa, too!)

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Linda, Massachusetts — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 17:48:23 GMT

You were wonderful Matt. Thanks for the great job you did.

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Dyan Splendore,Rochester,NH — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 18:11:57 GMT

I saw you with that whatever look you are trying/PLEASE go back to your normal self/you are much younger looking/with this look- you look very aged and then some./I am sorry to call you very aged/this look is just not for you/

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Marie Liotta, Brooklyn, New York — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 18:12:59 GMT

"Ends of the Earth" was great! I enjoyed it very much, made sure I was out of bed before 7:00 to see the very beginning of the broadcast. Love love love the today show!

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Susie Vowell, Glen Carbon, IL — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 18:27:23 GMT

Dear Matt,
Your broadcast from Greenland was great! My teenage kids and I really enjoyed watching all three locations. What a great way to get information out to people around the world about the effects of climate change.
You did a nice job handling Peter joining you unexpectedly! Thanks to you and the crew on a job well done!
Susie Vowell

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Renee Attili — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 18:30:29 GMT

Thanks for sharing your thoughts on your travels. You delivered alot of information about Greenland. It seemed like you did enjoy it, cold weather and all!
(I think the unshaven look was a little sexy!)

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John Tampa,FL — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 18:35:37 GMT

Great job Matt. I really enjoy your trip to Greenland. It's amazing you can do a live broadcast from that part of the world and make it seem so easy. Compliments to your staff behind the camera for doing a great job bringing it to the viewers.

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Lynn Peterson San Francisco, CA — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 18:47:12 GMT

I watch the TODAY Show every morning. It's always very informative, but when Matt, Ann, Al and Meridith do things like this, it is always so much better than any other morning show. We really love it. I wake up early enough to make coffee by 7AM and sit down and enjoy the morning.
Thanks for your creative and informative talent. We'll keep watching!!

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Mary, Pleasant Hill, CA — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 19:07:05 GMT

Your program this week was absolutely excellent. It was television at its finest. I'd like to encourage you and the Today Show to continue to include more educational coverage in your show. Please restore the balance of real news & education to the "fluff" you've been increasingly including in your show. There are many of us watching who enjoy using our brain every once in awhile. THanks again a great program this week.

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M.S. Goodman, Near Buffalo New York — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 19:49:26 GMT

Hey Matt, We homeschool our 7 yr old son -- even his Weekly Ready had ICEBERGS it was soo cool I did a whole unit on Greenland, Santa, The north and south pole now Our son insists we go GREEN -- I need to get that cd The ends of the earth was awesome b.t.w. I've had heartsurgery and can't fly I get sick, My hubby goes "green" everytime he's on a boat so he knows what u went through....Western New York Fans from Homeschool...Today show is GREAT we watch it every morning...our son wants to be like "al" a weather forecaster..

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Dina Conzemius, Greenwood, MN — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 20:42:28 GMT

Matt-
You and the Today Show crew created a most unique, unprecedented television event. Once again the Today Show takes its programming above and beyond to educate viewers and provide absolutely stunning video. I TiVo'd these shows and that very night my husband started changing all our lightbulbs to the green-friendly style. One step at a time!

Matt--I should also tell you I had my 2 and 3 year old convinced that the Today Show was the only show on TV in the morning. My son would say "good morning Matt and Meredith" every day. Then one day my husband happened to be home and flipped over to Sesame Street...where Matt was doing a promotional piece! My cover was blown. My 3 year old said "Good news, mom, Matt is on Sesame Street too so now we can watch that in the morning."

Thanks for all the great work!

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Chris Read, Houston, Texas — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 21:24:54 GMT

I suggest you mention that there was a time around 650 AD when Greenland was much warmer than it is today. This was the golden age of the Vikings and they established colonies in Greenland, Iceland, and North America. Then it started to cool and they eventually either died or had to return to Northern Europe. What caused that previous warm spell; certainly not greenhouse gases from power plants.

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Stephney, Farmington New Mexico — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 22:08:15 GMT

Matt, THANK YOU ! Your one brief moment with Peter touched my heart more than you will ever know. You have taken us all over the world but Monday you took me to a place I thought we as a group of people had lost forever. In that one moment you showed me how the human connection can simply speak for itself even when we don't know how or what to say. THANK YOU I will carry that moment in my heart forever...

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Annabel Pietrocarlo, Lakeview, New York — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 22:54:00 GMT

Dear Matt, my whole family loves to watch you.My mom and my sisters all love you.You are amazing how you dont give in to Al's and Marideth's stupiedidy.Keep rocking on Matt!!!!

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marylouregister — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 22:54:09 GMT

I just loved the whole piece,just stared at every picture. WISH I WERE THERE !

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Lisa — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 23:13:57 GMT

If the Today Show is so concerned with going "green" then why insist on a real tree year after year to decorate Rock Center for the holidays? Don't you think it's time for a fake tree?

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Linda Rosner South Orange, New Jersey — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 23:22:44 GMT

I think it's great that NBC wants to help people go green. I'm not sure how you helped the environment by flying to Greenland for 2 days of reporting. How much fuel did you use on your trip? Wouldn't it have been better to find someone already living in Greenland to do the reporting for you? The same goes with the trips taken by Al and Ann

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David Wilson — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 23:25:37 GMT

Sending 3 staff and their crew to the farthest corners of the globe for "photo ops" with trivial hommage paid to global warming is a disgraceful example of how not to deal with this environmental disaster(Including sappy jingle).Get your head out of the 80s guys.
Why not do this all via satellite (remotely) without wasting all the energy and contributing to problem. When will you people finally get it?

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teresa springfield,il — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 23:44:14 GMT

like your rugged look. hot hot hot

Matt Lauer's Trip to Greenland

P. Seifrid — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 23:58:13 GMT

This special was full of valuable iformation. I'd suggest airing this as a one-piece special, prime-time evening, making it more available to the American audience.

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Kevin Mastaw, Nashville, TN — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 00:07:08 GMT

Matt, Thanks for expanding your carbon footprint! We conservatives need more stunts like that from you. It allows us to illustrate your hyposcrasy on this whold global warming bull.
Kevin

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Marge Eickhoff, Fenton, MO — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 00:59:15 GMT

I watched both days and enjoyed these shows tremendously. Also, learned alot. I can't wait until it is available on DVD, as they said on the show today (11-7).

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Mille Puentes — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 02:08:34 GMT

Dear Matt, Your coverage of The Ends of the Earth was great, I had to tape it but I wish that some how it could be kept in the internet for a while or rerun that on a Special Weekend "The Ends of the Earth" to give people that couldn't see the show a chance to view such an important program. I hope it will be concered. I would like to see it again since I only taped part 2 and did get a chance to see if Ann made it to the South Pole. I hope she did. Thank you so much. By the way is there a way that I can be alerted when important information like this be televised? Thank you and I love you Matt, Al, Ann, & Chris, when Al is on vacation or way.

Matt Lauer's Trip to Greenland

Erin, St. Michael, MN — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 02:28:39 GMT

Hi Matt,
I really enjoyed the series you did in Greenland. I actually spent a year in Greenland as a Rotary Exchange Student in 1993-1994. Typically Rotary will ask you to specify which countries you would be interseted in studying in for the year. At that time I said I would go anywhere. Well, apparently Greenland is the place you end up when you say "anywhere". I spent most of my time in Nuuk. However I did fly to Ilulissat and stayed there for about 2 days on my way to Aasiaat where I spent one month. I also took a boat to Manitsoq for a weekend where we had a volleyball tournament. I was so excited to travel to outside of Nuuk because as you said there are no roads connecting other towns. However as soon as I got there and we started playing I sprained my ankle and spent the night at their local hospital. Quite an experience!!!
Holidays were also quite different. Lots of fun stories!!
Anyway, I had a wonderful time in Greenland. It is full of natural beauty and the people are so genuine. I too would go back in a heartbeat and hope to go back sometime in the near future.

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Helen Hefford — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 02:39:06 GMT

Hi Matt: Really enjoyed watching you and your trip. Was there a reason why Meredith stayed in New York while you froze your butt off?? What a show, watched every minute of it. Also enjoyed Al and Ann too. Have watched Today show since Meredith joined. Before that I always watched the View. Can't wait every day to watch the Today Show. I watch the Vancouver feed as it doesn't start until 10:00 A.M. in Cloyne, Ontario where I watch it on my satellite T.V.

Keep up the great work, Today show is the best!!!

Helen Hefford, from CANADA!!!

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Bob Beaudoin — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 03:24:18 GMT

Hi Matt,I'm sorry you didn't make it to Thule(Oaanaag) which is where I ended up in 1952 with the "Operation Blujay", I spent 218 days onboard ship from Norfolk,VA and back and only touched land once. Have you ever spent the 4th of July in the middle of a snowstorm without the sun ever going down?

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John Staunton,Oak Park, Illinois — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 06:22:20 GMT

Sorry I missed the show. But my friend Peter & about 80 other tourists visited Ilulissat in Aug 1999 on a cruise ship. Too bad we didn't all get to the glacier, but the icebergs were impressive, and the town very nice. We've talked about visiting there again for a longer visit.

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Rose — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 09:09:19 GMT

I like the rugged Matt. I would've have noticed had not Meredith pointed it out. :)

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James"Robbie" Robbins USN RETIRED — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 10:10:07 GMT

Very interesting & good coverage.
I'm James "Robbie" Robbins, A survivor of the George 1 crash & 13 day survival on Thurston Island
Antarctica. We were part of Admiral Byrd's Operation
Highjump. My story of this tragic crash/explosion,13
day survival,& rescue is well told by my story, Antarctic Mayday at: www.South Pole.com/p0000153.htm
This crash occurred Dec.30,1946 while on a photographic/mapping flight. Three of my crewmen died
in that crash & have been buried there on Thurstan Island ever since. We have a very large group known
as "The George One Recovery Group" now headed by a
Mr Lou Sapienza formally the person who salvaged the
P-38 from 623ft under the ice in Greenland.His joining
our group with his "deep ice specialists/equipment"
has really put my crewman's "finally going home" for
The Full Dress Military Funeral they,& their families,
so richly deaearve; in a very positive light.
Before Lou took over "bringing my crewmen home" was in a very negative light due to the danger & cost. Our
group is very large now = even the Navy is once again
becoming very interested.
Enjoyed this wonderful polar expierence of yours kinda took me back to our (6 survivors)13 days wondering if we would ever be found. I know you'll find my story very interesting.
Also "Where Hell Freezes Over" by David Kearns
the sun of our co-pilot. Very good read. Available in
all the main book stores. Over 300 pages with some
very good Navy photos!
Thank you very much for this beautiful/interesting
Article!
Sincerely,
James "Robbie" Robbins Survivor
a very negative light due to the danger & cost

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Herb Rodriguez, Lake Grove, NY — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 13:54:49 GMT

There is no other news cast on this earth better then the Today Show team.
I give them an standing ovation for their effort to communicate to the world that together we can make a difference, together we can influence our law makers to implement procedures to preserve our very fragile planet.

Thank you NBC for having the best technical people in the business, that time and time again show us that when a team is well coordinated, it is always successful.

Herb Rodriguez

Lake Grove, NY

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f maruchan — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 16:35:22 GMT

im from greenland and I think it is great for the americna people to see what is happening to our country because of big countries like russia, china, USA polluting the air and making greenland "green" again!!!

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Richard Cieslak, Milwaukee, WI — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 16:38:41 GMT

Dear Matt,

Thanks for pointing out to the rest of the world what a beautiful place Greenland is. My wife, who is a Greenlandic Inuit and now resides in the U.S., is a living testament to the internal and external beauty of the Greenlandic people. Contrary to your report, though, many people speak English, especially in Nuuk. As a matter of fact, when we were visiting her family this summer, I was more than able to communicate, in English, to many people. Perhaps the next time you plan a visit, let us know and we'll be happy to give you the behind-the-scenes tour.

Take care,

Matt Lauer's Trip to Greenland

MIMI EMERY RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CA 90275 — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 17:07:58 GMT

MATT I LOVE THE MILITARY ISSUE BOOTS THAT YOU HAD UP NORT. WHERE CAN I GET A PAIR? I'M HEADED OFF TO ANTARTICA IN JANUARY AND NEED THOSE BOOTS. I LOVE THE TODAY SHOW AND HAVE BEEN WATCHING FOR SOME 30 YEARS...WAY TO GO

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doug squires, charlotte, nc — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 19:19:38 GMT

As much as I enjoyed the green shows and information I was really disappointed to see that cypress tree cut down, a little hypocritical on the networks part, I know it is a tradition but please find an alternative, thanks, enjoy the show

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Naomi Sullivan, Annapolis, Md. — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 19:19:41 GMT

The information that the Today Show has shared this past week with the world has been amazing. It is great to see not only one show but an entire corporation like NBC take on such an incredible task of helping to change the way we all think about global warming!

Congratulations!

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Susan Pastoret — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 22:03:15 GMT

I enjoyed the entire segment on the extreme corners of the earth and wish I home schooled my children, for these select days, so that we could enjoy all of the program. I hope communities embrace the facts and deal with the realities. Last night there was a segment by National Geographic on the timing of the earth warming and potential reversal (or not). It was frightening to consider the potential within in my lifetime and undeniably my childrens. Please continue with the communication and education. Some will "GET IT."

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Cara Brace Kitts Hill, OH — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 22:45:42 GMT

I learned a lot from Ends Of The Earth segment. Thank you Ann, All, and Matt for showing us how other people live and what is going on with our climate change. It effects all of us and especially the people who live in those climates. Thank you, Cara Brace

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Jack Quaintance, Clinton,Iowa — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 01:54:46 GMT

Dear Matt,

What a wonderful two day program for the Today Show. For what everyone, Matt, Al, and Ann did and tech people, I would like to know if going to make a CD or DVD of the complete journey you all 3 did to make this such a wonderful success, Would like to know if going put it into a DVD for us to buy and veiw it all at one time.
Love your show and specially you Matt,
Keep up the good work.
Thank U,
Jack q

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Theresa Bowen, Charleston, SC — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 02:58:17 GMT

I just loved the way Matt handled Peter, I had to laugh, it was a sweet moment. Matt showed his true self, a real sweetheart, a real gentleman and true professional. OK....so Matt did'nt shave...and if I were a guy...neither would I have! But......the question is....has Ann been shaving?....hmmmm.... As for myself, being a girl (OK...so I'm 45) who shaves pretty much daily......I don't think I would have if I were heading and making it to the South Pole! Are you kidding? No way!

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Therese Dankert Petoskey, MI — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 13:51:27 GMT

I loved the way Matt handled the whole Greenland piece. He always does a wonderful job and i love watching whenever they go to different places. I love "where in the world is Matt Lauer" too, even though I can never guess where he is!
I personally liked the not shaved look, Matt is very handsome anyway, and that made him look more rugged, and I like rugged men!
Keep up the great work!!

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Woman from Nuuk — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 19:48:41 GMT

Dear Matt and your grew.
Thanks for show our beatiful Greenland.
regards
woman from Nuuk

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Charlene A. Greene, Aguadilla, P.R. — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 04:43:23 GMT

Matt first I have to congratulate you and your crew. Then, I love the part with Peter. That is why I love your program. You are nice people. God bless all of you for making your program a learning center. This week my students will be talking about Global Warning Love from Aguadilla, Puerto Rico.