How, when and where you watch TODAY
>>> back now at 8:18, with more of our special series, "today and 60." of course, any celebration of our 60th anniversary has to include our real important people.
>> we wanted to know how, where and why you watch "today" and the response was overwhelming. take a look.
>> in five, four --
>> it starts like this every morning. under bright lights, we talk to the cameras. and somehow, "today" gets beamed to the world.
>> if i thought about it, i would probably panic. the second we get on the air.
>> hi!
>> who's watching "the today show "? 60 years after this flickering image hit the air waves for the first time -- you would be surprised. 25-year-old michael yan is a regular viewer, watching podcasts of the show on his ipad while he commute on the subway in beijing, china.
>> i just love watching "the today show ."
>> do you ever miss an episode?
>> no.
>> michael discovered "today" when the program broadcast from the 2008 olympics. and he's been hooked ever since.
>> it opens a window for me to america.
>> when the sun comes up on laura lambert's ranch in wiggins, colorado, it dawns on her that she's got more than one way --
>> they think they're doing their job.
>> to watch "today." this cow girl compete on the rodeo circuit and can't always be home. so she's got a satellite connection on her fancy horse trailer . and, better yet --
>> i can check whatever i need to, the news or the weather. on horseback on my smartphone.
>> technology brings "today" to this doctor and her cancer patients at willis knight medical center in shreveport, louisiana.
>> if i can catch the 7:00 a.m . opening and that first news segment, i'm good for the day. but there's always the iphone app.
>> dr. fagan catches bits and pieces of "today" while going on rounds.
>> i get home, it helps me relate better to the patients. and they want to make sure you're in touch with the world, not just their illness.
>> 20-year-old college student heather mallard gets up and works out with "today" at one of the highest-tech fitness centers in the nation.
>> the technology is unbelievable.
>> at the university of south florida 's new recreation center in tampa, each techno gym machine is connected to the web. heather has been a fan. show since she was little, but has never watched like this.
>> it's crazy how far it's come from watching on a big bulky screen to watching it on my own treadmill at the gym. pretty cool.
>> thanks to global satellites, "the today show " has viewers in every corner of the world.
>> my name is victoria and i work in turkmenistan.
>> victoria is 7,000 miles from home in this land just north of iran.
>> i also absolutely get homesick.
>> but she sees "the today show " live every night on armed forces television.
>> it gives me a slice of home in a remote location where there's not much of any western influence.
>> of course, some viewers have a connection with the show that goes beyond technology.
>> i was born the same day that "the today show " was born.
>> sandy westbrook turns 60, the same day "today" turns 60.
>> i've always thought that was special.
>> the pennsylvania woman has witnessed many of the biggest events of the past six decades, watching our program.
>> the coverage is extensive. and they always treat the hot topics of the day.
>> meg of west allen hurst, new jersey, says "the today show " is like family. because, well, she gave birth to her daughter kate while watching one of my "where in the world" segments.
>> i was doing my labor breathing and to look up at matt, smiling and happy in paris, it was very comforting, i guess.
>> and from the city of light , american samantha godden watches "the today show " live at ches francis.
>> it's my piece of america every morning.
>> with a streaming web connection called slingbox, samantha is ready for our next 60 years.
>> . [ speaking foreign language ]
>> happy anniversary " today show ." and love from paris.
>> that's interesting, right?
>> wow. to think that you're responsible for somebody's baby.
>> ah!
