Harry Smith (born August 21, 1951) is an American retired television journalist who has worked for NBC News, MSNBC, and CNBC as a senior correspondent.

After leaving the show, Smith was featured on the CBS Evening news in a weekly report called "Travels with Harry," which looked at unique people and places around the country.

[1] NBC News subsequently announced that Smith would join that network and contribute to the prime-time newsmagazine program Rock Center with Brian Williams.

In the fall of 2015, Smith began regularly serving as co-host on the weekend edition of NBC's Today alongside his former colleague from The Early Show, Erica Hill.

Smith was part of a rotating group of co-hosts that filled the co-anchor chair after it was vacated by Lester Holt when he was named weekday anchor of NBC Nightly News.

In an on-air conversation with anchor Lester Holt following the broadcast of his final segment, Smith thanked viewers and NBC saying: "I have nothing but gratitude... Every time I would always come on this show, I was always welcomed so generously.