Mark interviews Roger Friedman of Showbiz 411.

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🗓️ 25 March 2026

⏱️ 10 minutes

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The two discuss Savannah Guthrie’s emotional search for her missing mother and her upcoming return to the Today Show, where she gave her first major interview since the story broke. Roger also provides an update on Paul McCartney and his recent activities. On a positive note, Broadway ticket sales are up approximately $5 million - a significant jump from the previous week.

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0:00.0	It's the Marks Among Show on 710 W.O.R.
0:05.2	Well, Roger Friedman, the great entertainment reporter, his website is showbiz 411.com.
0:11.6	You check it every day. There's always new stuff up there.
0:14.1	Showbiz 411.com.
0:17.1	Roger Friedman, how you doing?
0:19.3	I'm great. Good morning, Mark.
0:23.0	Hey, Savannah Guthrie is going to finally uh do the first today show interview
0:25.2	a thursday friday uh breaks down christ
0:28.6	thursday friday you think they're exploiting yeah well
0:31.1	she no i mean she wants to go back she has to go back to work uh it's a terrible
0:37.3	story nobody's they haven't been
0:39.0	able to find the mother it's been a huge public thing and uh i think to pave the way for her to come
0:46.3	back to work she's got to do get it all out on on the table so they'll do it Thursday and
0:52.5	Friday they'll get big ratings and then maybe a month later in May, she'll come back.
0:57.1	Yeah, well, I'm here in April 10th.
0:58.5	That's the day she's looking to coming back.
1:00.1	Oh, April 10th.
1:00.9	Is that what they're saying?
1:02.0	Okay.
1:02.6	Well, then she'll be back April 10th.
1:05.3	And, you know, she has to go back to living.
1:09.3	Her kids have to go back to living her kids have to go back to school and um you know life has to go
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