History will be made tonight. Meredith Vieira will be the first woman to host the Olympics in primetime as she fills in for Bob Costas and his eye infection. Matt Lauer needed and break so Vieira got the call.
Just announced: @MeredithVieira to fill in for Bob Costas, become first woman to solo host #Olympics primetime show: http://t.co/z7QggamvD1
— NBC Olympics (@NBCOlympics) February 14, 2014
Congrats to Meredith. Get well soon Bob.