Matt Lauer Formally Retires Where On The Planet Segment For The Time Being

First Released: November 11, 2011 5:14 PM EST Credit: Access Hollywood Caption Matt Lauer smiles via satellite on Access Hollywood Survive November 11, 2011LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Today show co-host Matt Lauer is formally retiring the NBC shows popular Where on the planet is Matt Lauer? segment after 10 seasons of globetrotting for the time being. On Fridays Access Hollywood Live, Billy Rose bush requested Matt live via satellite from Barbados if he was prepared to hang up the phone his traveling hat. Are you currently completed with Where on the planet without a doubt? Billy requested Matt. You realize, 10 seems like a much better number to finish on than nine did, and so i think so, Matt stated. I believe weve had a lot of fun. Weve visited 51 places all over the world. However, the veteran journalist left the doorway open for that segment to come back later on. It will get harder and harder to locate remarkable places, he stated. So, if weren't completely completed with it, were certainly likely to relaxation it for any good lengthy while and perhaps revisit it having a twist at some future date. Additionally to Barbados, the tenth and (possibly) final Where on the planet? trip saw the 53-year-old walking through The country, Malaysia, Europe and Namibia. It had been the second locale where Matt impressed Today audiences and the co-employees together with his extreme sports abilities because he beautifully skied lower the sand dunes across the countrys Skeleton Coast. I believe probably the most fun I'd was the sand-skiing, he told Billy. It had been a great way to start a few days. For the wedding moment of the trip, Matt stated Jungfraujoch, Europe, won him over. That reveal on Thursday from the top Europe 11,745 ft up only the trip available online for was absurd, he stated. But to face at this place and appear out within the glaciers and also the Swiss Alps that, I believe, was my personal favorite moment each week. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Corporation. All privileges reserved. These components might not be released, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.