Irvington's Meredith Vieira Will Be First Female Prime-Time Olympic Host

WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Irvington resident Meredith Vieira will fill in for Bob Costas on Friday evening's Olympic coverage on NBC, becoming the first woman to anchor the primetime coverage by herself.

Irvington's Meredith Vieira will host Friday's primetime coverage of the Olympics.
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by Eric Gendron

02/14/2014 12:45 p.m.

Costas is sidelined with an eye infection he has been battling since the start of the Olympics. Matt Lauer has filled in for Costas who is not anchoring the Olympics for the first time since 1988 due to the ailment.

Vieira, the former co-host of NBC's "Today," co-hosted the opening ceremonies of the Olympics with Lauer.

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