<Tr> <Th> Children </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <P> Meredith Louise Vieira (born December 30, 1953) is an American television personality and journalist . She is known for serving as the original moderator of the ABC talk show, The View (1997--2006), and for co-hosting the long - running NBC News morning news program, Today (2006--2011). </P> <P> Vieira was the original host of the United States syndicated version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire . She has been a contributor to Dateline NBC and Rock Center with Brian Williams, and was the presenter on Lifetime Television's Intimate Portrait series . She hosted a syndicated talk show, The Meredith Vieira Show, from 2014 to 2016 . </P> <P> She is a special correspondent for NBC News and a contributor to Today, the NBC Nightly News, and Dateline NBC . </P>

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