* NBC has selected a trio of hosts — Ann Curry, Natalie Morales and Hoda Kotb — for the newly expanded fourth hour of “Today,” according to Zap2it.com. An announcement is expected Tuesday.
* The Miss America Pageant, which lost its TV deal with Country Music Television in March, said Monday that it had signed a new agreement with cable channel TLC through 2010. TLC will also produce a reality series that, it said, will introduce viewers to “52 of the country’s smartest and most beautiful women as they prepare for a competition they’ve dreamed of their entire lives.”
* “I don’t know what you’re talking about,” actress Jill Hennessy said when asked if her growing stomach meant she was pregnant. “I think it’s just too much beer and burritos,” she joked, adding, “No, no, no … I’m almost six months pregnant with a boy.”
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Personals was compiled by Kim Profant from Tribune news services and staff reports.
