‘Today’ Show Fans React: ‘I’m Very Disappointed in Him’<br />“I think everyone’s in shock because you spend your mornings with people on TV<br />and you think you know them when really, at the end of the day, no one knows anyone,” Ms. Swoope said.<br />“With people of fame, you know, people give them everything, and they feel powerful.”<br />Mr. and Mrs. Swoope, who were in New York on a four-day bus tour, watch “Today” every morning, saying they feel<br />that it’s lighter and more positive than the other morning shows.<br />New port Richey, Fla.<br />Ms. Napolitano, a travel agent, said she had debated standing outside “Good Morning America”<br />but had decided on “Today” once she heard the news about Mr. Lauer.<br />On Thursday, many fans carried homemade signs proclaiming their affection for the morning show,<br />but they were also processing the sexual misconduct allegations against Mr. Lauer, who, for some, has been a part of their morning ritual for decades.
