Kotb left 'Today' on Friday, Jan. 10, after 17 years on the air Hoda Kotb may have bid farewell to the Today show, but that doesn't mean she isn't still friends with Jenna Bush Hager and Savannah Guthrie.
Kotb hosted Today ‘s fourth-hour with Bush Hager from 2019 until her departure from NBC on January 10, 2025. She previously hosted with Kathie Lee Gifford from 2008 to 2019. According to the Daily Mail insider, Kotb has given her seal of approval to Johansson as her replacement.
which featured herself and Kathie Lee Gifford for many years. However, Kathie Lee left after 11 years, allowing Jenna Bush Hager to become the new co-host, which created Today with Hoda and Jenna.
Jenna Bush Hager promised Today viewers there would be no more George W. Bush stories featured in her Morning Boost after Tuesday's show. The 43-year-old broadcaster revealed that her family group chat "blew up" after a video clip of her father at the 2025 Presidential Inauguration of Donald Trump went viral.