Megyn to take ‘Today’ spot?

AFTER the dramatic departure of Tamron Hall from “Today,” TV insiders are buzzing that

Megyn Kelly could next unseat Savannah Guthrie as the star co-anchor with Matt Lauer. Multiple sources tell Page Six that Kelly is likely to take the lead role on the NBC morning show with Lauer when she starts in September. Guthrie, who recently signed a new long-term deal with “Today,” could be bumped to another role, or even take over Hall’s 9 a.m. slot, we’re told.

“NBC is not paying Megyn $12 to $15 million a year to be on at 9 a.m. The word is that Savannah could take the 9 a.m. slot, and Megyn will go right in at 7 a.m. Andy Lack is completely behind all of this,” a source told us, adding, “There’s no way Megyn would have signed with NBC un- less she was promised a big role down the line.”

Guthrie is currently out on maternity leave and sources told Page Six she has been kept in the dark about what Kelly’s role will be. “If you’re Savannah, you’re looking over your shoulder every minute,” another source said. “The first time Savannah is out, Megyn will fill in, sitting next to Matt Lauer, and NBC will go to great lengths to capitalize on it. It doesn’t make sense to pay Megyn that kind of money unless she’s on at 7 a.m.”

But NBC execs insist they will not be swapping out Guthrie for Kelly. “Let me say this for the last time and as clearly as possible: This is never, ever going to happen,” Noah Oppenheim, SVP of NBC News and top “Today” showrunner, told us. Kelly’s rep added, “This is unequivocally false.”

Meanwhile, the National Association of Black Journalists is accusing the network of “whitewashing” after it bumped Hall and Al

Roker’s 9 a.m. show for Kelly. The NABJ wrote in a letter, “NBC has been a leader for diversity in broadcasting, but recent reports that Hall and Roker will be replaced by former Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly are being seen by industry professionals as whitewashing.” The org has demanded a meeting with NBC chiefs.

Hall exited the show on Wednesday without an on-air goodbye after turning down millions to stay. On Thursday, she cleaned out her closet, posting a video of herself packing up her work clothes to donate to Housing Works.