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Since the advent of television, CBS has had a hard time getting up in the morning.

When he was just 9, Marcus Buggs became a man. It's not that he wanted to. He had to.

Gayle King, Charlie Rose and Erica Hill are the newest hosts to set the table for "CBS This Morning," a perennial third-place contestant in the battle for viewers.

Steering a morning news show takes more than a reliable alarm clock. A host must have the ability to switch from the serious to the silly without the luxury of do-overs. Here are five who did it best.

Following an opening skit filmed in black and white with extras dressed in 1950s period costume , current hosts Matt Lauer, Al Roker, Ann Curry, and Natalie Morales welcomed back all the personalities who made "Today" what it is, well, today.