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Carson Daly has officially joined NBC News and “Today,” the network announcedThursday.
Daly will become the host of “The Orange Room.” In a note to staffers, NBC News president Deborah Turness described it as “a brand new, state-of-the-art interactive digital studio that will allow our ‘Today’ team and fans of the show to connect using social media and a variety of other exciting digital platforms.”
The room—which is not a metaphor, but an actual room—will be unveiled on Monday, when the show moves into a revamped set.
In a video, Daly said he will be the “digital doorman” for the “Today” audience:
