Report: NBC To Hire Kate Middleton’s Sister For ‘The Today Show’

Pippa Middleton and Catherine Duchess of Cambridge Wimbledon Tennis Championships Men's Singles Final, London, Britain - 08 Jul 2012 (Rex Features via AP Images)
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NBC has reportedly poached Pippa Middleton, the sister of Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton, for a spot on “The Today Show,” according to The Daily Beast.

Having already employed certain American “royalty” such as Chelsea Clinton and Jenna Bush, the company has brought on Middleton in a provisional, unspecified role, the Beast reported on Wednesday.

NBC paid Chelsea Clinton $600,000 a year. Middleton will receive a similar salary, according to the Beast.

Middleton is not the first high-profile Brit to join the “Today” team: NBC had previously employed Princess Diana’s brother Charles Spencer and Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, both of whom worked on the show.

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  1. Well, thank you NBC for your quality contributions to the general condition of American Journalism.

  2. As if Luke Russert wasn’t enough of an indicator that NBC is a giant fail.

  3. Avatar for enon enon says:

    ms/nbc = nepotism central

    willie geist
    jenna bush
    chelsea clinton (former)
    meeka brezsinski
    huntington daughter
    ronan farrow
    i’m sure there are others…

  4. Avatar for tomj tomj says:

    I think they’re trying to “fix up” Luke and Pippa.

  5. Report: TPM to find excuse to run photo of Kate and Pippa Middleton.

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