Donia Freese and Kristin Brown pose with
“TODAY” show host Matt Lauer.
While in New York City for the CAS Centennial Celebration I had the opportunity to visit the “TODAY” show’s street-side studio known as the “Plaza,” along with two of my colleagues at EMC Insurance Companies, Donia Freese, ACAS, and Kristin Brown, ACAS. As you are probably aware, the “TODAY” anchors usually dedicate a few minutes of the show to greeting visitors in the plaza. Hoping to score a live interview with one of the anchors and promote the CAS Centennial Celebration, we created a sign that read “Celebrating CAS 100 Years.”
We waited for over an hour before the anchors came outside. It was a beautiful morning and time went quickly. While we were waiting, we chatted with NBC employees and watched the Rockettes run through their routine before their live performance. One of the employees we spoke with shared that her boyfriend is currently studying to be an actuary and we had a nice conversation about the career.
When the show took a break, anchors Matt Lauer, Savannah Guthrie, Al Roker and Tamron Hall came around and greeted visitors in the plaza. They were very friendly and took time to shake hands with the crowd. Though there wasn’t enough time for the anchors to interview any of the visitors, the connection that we made with the NBC employee led to our getting our picture taken with Matt Lauer.
The “TODAY” show was a great way to wrap-up our New York City experience!
Treva Myers, ACAS, is associate-actuary-pricing for EMC Insurance Company in Des Moines, Iowa.
