MEREDITH VIEIRA MAKES HISTORY IN SOCHI

When she substitutes for the ailing Bob Costas on tonight’s (Friday) Winter Olympics coverage on NBC, Meredith Vieira will become the first woman to anchor primetime Olympics coverage solo, the Hollywood Reporter observed today. Costas has been sidelined with an eye infection that has spread to both eyes and has affected his vision. Vieira formerly co-anchored the Today show with Matt Lauer, who has also substituted for Costas this week.