Who is Carson Daly? TV personality becomes co-anchor of Saturday TODAY show on NBC

Carson Daly has become co-anchor of Saturday TODAY on NBC. Daly will begin working on the new show from Saturday. Daly will work with Laura Jarrett as co-anchor on Saturday TODAY from November 7, 2026. Joe Fryer will be working with Daly as feature anchor and Angie Lassman will be working as meteorologist. This means Daly will be working six days a week for NBC News. Daly was chosen to take over after Peter Alexander left the Saturday show in March.

What does Carson Daly do on Saturday TODAY?

It was announced by NBC News that Daly will become co-anchor of Saturday TODAY. Daly will work alongside Laura Jarrett. Daly said he is “thrilled” to have been chosen and is excited to bring Saturday TODAY into his weekday morning schedule.


Daly will also work with Joe Fryer as feature anchor and Angie Lassman as meteorologist. Saturday TODAY is part of NBC’s efforts to create weekend versions of their morning shows. This is to target those who have more time to watch TV on a weekend morning. Daly will NOW take over from Peter Alexander. He left the show in March after over 20 years with NBC News. He has since moved to MS NOW.

Who is Carson Daly?

Carson Jones Daly was born on June 22, 1973. He is an American TV host, radio presenter and producer. Daly rose to fame after hosting MTV’s Total Request Live (TRL) from 1998 to 2008.

Daly became host and executive producer of The Voice on NBC in 2011. Daly has worked on the singing competition ever since it began. Daly became host of the Orange Room on NBC’s TODAY show in 2013. The Orange Room focused on digital news and audience engagement. The role of Daly has since then expanded to co-host the weekday feature.

Daly has also hosted Last Call with Carson Daly on NBC from 2002 to 2019. He has also worked with radio stations like KROQ-FM. Daly has also co-founded 456 Entertainment and co-hosted Barmageddon on USA Network.