Today Show spotlight on Barbados

NBC Today Show crew on location in Barbados early this morning.

Mighty Gabby serenades Matt Lauer under a coconut tree on a beach in Barbados.

Barbados on show on NBC Today LIVE this morning.

Soca Queen Alison Hinds with Matt Lauer on NBC Today.

Where in the World is Matt Lauer? BARBADOS!

By Yvette Best | Fri, November 11, 2011 - 7:56 AM

Barbados is in for some major exposure through a live broadcast on NBC’s popular Today Show this morning.

Nine-time monarch Gabby, soca queen Alison Hinds, Pinelands Creative Workshop and a group of stiltwalkers will be performing during the show being shot from the terrace and beach at the upscale Sandy Lane Hotel, St James.

Officials were tight-lipped on the broadcast and other details about the visit, but the WEEKEND NATION has confirmed that the Barbados Tourism Authority (BTA) is involved.

The BTA’s Averil Byer explained that the authority had agreed to keep full details under wraps until today.

“We are under confidentiality agreement. I cannot go into details but it is a very positive thing for us,” Byer said.

The show gets under way at 8 a.m. and viewers may get to see regular hosts Matt Lauer, Al Roker, Ann Curry and Natalie Morales.

Yesterday Lauer, who is the host of Where In The World Is Matt Lauer? segment of the Today Show, broadly hinted at his next stop as he prepared to leave the Alps.

“With the Alps to our backs, we make tracks for a party of epic proportions,” said Lauer.

Crew members and producers have been on the island for the past few weeks, working with local support staff, to ensure the success of the live multi-camera television production.

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Posted by Carl Husbands 6 months, 2 weeks ago: Matt, Gina and the rest of the Today Show enjoy your stay in beautiful Barbados!!! Thanks to NBC and Matt for choosing Barbados and thanks to the BTA for assisting in such a wonderful production.

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Posted by young dennis 6 months, 2 weeks ago

TO SEE GABBY, ALLISON.STILTWALKERS AND THOSE PRETTY WOMEN on my television brought such pride, that a tear fell.

Cou Cou and Flying Fish, all kinds of rum cocktails and the beaches makes me want to ‘come home’.

GWANNN TRAP 3

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Posted by Pan Wallie 6 months, 2 weeks ago: I watched this entire show all morning and it really was a plus for Barbados. I was only sorry there wasn’t a glimpse of Harrisons Cave, but I guess this was due to time constraints. Nice !!

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Posted by robinston bynoe 6 months, 1 week ago

As a Barbadian living in North America, I have taken a jaundiced view of that “cultural” tableau on the beach displaying the large posteriors and the ‘wukking up’ etc. When did that become part of Barbados’ culture? Not when I lived there.

I didn’‘t think that it portrayed Barbados in a very positive light. Couldn’t whomever was responsible find a classier form in which to present Barbados to a worldwide audience? It was cringe inducing.