Historical clue formulations

• Matt in the morning — 2011-07-17
• Longtime "Today" co-host — 2005-10-16
• Longtime "Today" host — 2003-11-13
• Gumbel's "Today" successor — 2003-11-01
• "Today" co-host — 2001-11-07
• Newsman Matt — 2001-09-18
• "Headliners & Legends" host — 2001-02-07
• Popular A.M. host — 1999-06-24