As a live news program, most
of the Today Show's content is comprised of video reports, on-air interviews and performances;
audio is a vital part of the show and today.com. On today.com viewers can find
video clips covering just about any report from the live shows, as well as
links to other video streaming sites that may have been used on the show.
I was unaware today.com had
any sort of audio only reports, seeing as most of its content is video based.
However, with a research I came to find that today.com does in fact offer audio
reporting podcasts. The audio reports encompass news straight from NBC news
along with celebrity interviews, newsmakers and more. The podcasts are uploaded
every weekday after 11 a.m. According to the information posted to Today.com,
listeners can get the full first hour of the Today Show by subscribing to the
Video or Audio podcast offering systems.
Much to my demise when I attempted to open the podcast link in
iTunes I was unable to find the podcast and iTunes informed me that the
episodes from Today were currently not available in the U.S. Aside from Today
Show podcasts, today.com has a page dedicated to NBC, MSNBC, and NBCNews.com,
podcasts links in which users can find other news based audio reports with the latest
news from NBC. Although, according to the above photo "NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams" is still posted with Brian Williams as the host, whom for several months now as not been. This led me to believe that the page may not be as updated as it could be. It is possible that today.com felt its viewers would be more inclined to search for video clips, and not audio-only reports.
Audio reporting, though not a major part of news coverage for today.com,
is still available (apparently everywhere but the United States, however that
glitch could be caused by failing technology) for those you prefer audio only
news on the go, and if updated with proper links could be a great source for up-to-date news podcasts. 
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