Hoda Kotb is an American broadcast journalist who is known well for NBC’s morning show, “Today”. Also, she does anchoring for various networks and is a New York Times bestselling author too.
About Hoda Kotb
Hoda is a well-known journalist and also a television personality who is best known for her role as a co-anchor of NBC’s ‘Today’ show. Hoda was raised in a close-knit Egyptian-American family and was born on August 9, 1964. She completed her college at Virginia Tech with a degree in broadcast journalism. Her interest towards journalism made her enter CBS News as a news assistant in 1986.
Hoda’s first breakthrough in her career came after she joined NBC News in 1998 as a correspondent for ‘Dateline NBC’. After joining she covered some big news such as the 9/11 attacks, Hurricane Katrina and the war in Iraq. Hoda was then named to host the fourth hour of the ‘Today’ show with Kathie Lee Gifford. Their duo seemed to be powerful and people also enjoyed their energy. It became a hit show and was a beloved fixture on morning television.
She was named the co-anchor of the ‘Today’ show alongside Savannah Guthrie in 2018. It was a massive breakthrough in her career and also became the first woman of colour to hold the position in the show’s 65-year history. Hoda became famous throughout the world for her style of journalism and has also received several Emmys awards for her work.
Apart from her career in journalism, she is a New York Times bestselling author. She has written several books that include, “Hoda: How I Survived War Zones, Bad Hair, Cancer, and Kathie Lee”. Hoda is a mother to two adopted daughters, Haley Joy and Hope Catherine.
Hoda is an inspiration for people in her field. Her hard work, dedication and commitment to journalism have always been prominent. Her genuine kindness, warm personality and amazing energy have made her a beloved figure in the world of television.
Achievements of Hoda Kotb
Throughout Hoda’s career, she has grabbed numerous awards and accolades. Some of her achievements include the prestigious Peabody award for her job as a correspondent for NBC News in 2007. It is a huge award in the journalism field. Hoda was given the responsibility to cover the destruction caused by Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans and its impact on the city’s residents.
Hoda also created history by becoming the permanent co-anchor of the Today show and became the first woman of Egyptian descent to hold such a prominent role. She is well-known for her sense of humour and the good personality she has. She has also named the New York Times best-seller after its release.
She also does philanthropic work and gives her support to organisations that focus on improving the lives of children. Some of the organisations are St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Hoda is an inspiration for millions, hope she will continue to do it.
About Savannah Guthrie
Savannah Guthrie is an American journalist and a co-anchor in NBC’s morning show, ‘Today’. Also, she is the correspondent for various NBC News programs. She was born in Melbourne, Australia on December 27. 1971. But she was raised in Tucson, Arizona and completed her degree at the University of Arizona in journalism. She also did a degree in law school at Georgetown University.
She started her career as a local news reporter in Arizona and was doing well. After a period of time, she moved on to work with various NBC News programs, such as ‘NBC Nightly News’ and ‘The Today Show’. On seeing her capability, she was assigned to co-anchor alongside Matte Lauer for the ‘Today’ show in 2012. She grabbed the opportunity well and held her position. When Lauer’s departed in 2017, Savannah joined Hoda Kotb and anchored the show.
She has covered a lot of interesting news including the 2016 presidential election and the COVID-19 pandemic. Also grabbed multiple Emmy Awards for her journalism career.
Why are they absent? Are they leaving?
The absence of Guthrie and Kotb created sparks around the journalism community as they were absent for a long-time in the show. In their absence, Sheinelle Jones and Craig Melvin have replaced them in the show till their arrival.
In the show, Jones and Melvin told that Guthrie is on an assignment and that is the reason why she is absent from the show. But detailed information about her absence is not yet revealed. Before, Guthrie left the show in the middle as she tested positive in the middle of the show and missed the 2023 Oscars too.
Coming to Kotb’s absence, they’ve told she is ‘off’ for the day due to some family issues. After she returned to the show, she told that her child was not feeling well and that is the reason for her absence. Also, she said “”When your child is ill, the amount of gratitude you can have for people who helped you out,” she tearfully said during the show upon her return. “I’m grateful to the doctors and nurses, I’m grateful to my family and I’m grateful to friends like you [Savannah Guthrie] who were there every single day. I love you.”
Hope the duo will be back soon and engage their audience the way they used to.
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