Overview
- Fryer, who had kept a beard for nearly a decade, unveiled his shave during the Saturday, May 16 broadcast in a clip later posted to TODAY’s Instagram.
- The feature followed him to Barberino’s at Rockefeller Center with meteorologist Angie Lassman, who previewed “Joe Fryer 2.0.”
- Many viewers said they did not recognize him at first and only realized it was Fryer when they heard his voice.
- Comments ranged from praise that he looked much younger to calls to bring back the beard.
- Fryer reacted on-air with surprise, saying, “That is what my chin looks like… There’s my upper lip,” and his long-running roles across NBC News suggest many audiences will notice the change.