Stay in school? There's no need if you want a career in television. Just ask NBC hunk Matt Lauer.
Lauer, 39, co-host of the "Today" show, is a college dropout.He quit Ohio University in 1979 to take a television job, one class short of a bachelor's degree in telecommunications. Now he's trying to use his years in television to finally get his diploma.
Lauer is doing an "independent study project," namely writing a report arguing that his extensive on-air job experiences satisfy the academic requirements of the audio-video production class he never completed.
He expects to take part in graduation ceremonies June 14.
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