Is Hoda Kotb Leaving The Today Show? Fans are very concerned about the anchor as she has been absent for the past week.
Kotb is an American television personality, broadcast journalist, and author. She is co-anchor of the NBC News Morning Show Today and also co-hosts its entertainment-focused fourth hour.
Hoda previously worked as a correspondent for the TV news magazine program Dateline NBC. She worked as a reporter for ABC affiliate WQAD in Illinois from 1988 to 1989. She has also worked for CBS affiliate WINK and CBS affiliate WWL.
Is Hoda Kotb Leaving The Today Show?
Hoda Kotb is not leaving The Today Show. Her absence has started to worry Today’s viewers, and many even think that she is leaving the show.
Viewers of the show were concerned about her as Hoda has been truant for the past week. Many of them have taken Twitter and other social media platforms to ask where she is.
Guest hosts were stepping in to fill her shoes as the long-time co-anchor of the show is missing. Michelle Buteau, Willi Geist, and Justin Sylvester have filled for Hoda as the guest hosts, reports PopCulture.
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Neither Hoda nor the Today has publicly addressed why she is absent from the show. Her co-anchor Jenna Bush Hager told the viewers on Tuesday’s show that Kotb was “off.”
She has not posted anything on social media since the weekend. She last shared a quote on Instagram and captioned it happy weekend xoxox.
Hoda Kotb Was Not On The Show: Where Is She This Week?
Hoda Kotb seems to be taking much-deserved time away from work to spend with her family. This might be a reason why she was not on the show.
The fans of the show might see her back in action sometime soon. The NBC crew has already begun their holiday festivities.
Is Hoda Kotb Married?
Hoda Kotb was married to Burzis Kanga in 2005, but their marriage ended in divorce in 2008. Burzis is a former University of New Orleans tennis coach.
Kotb has been in a relationship with Joel Schiffman since 2013. Joel is a New York-based financier. She announced her engagement with Schiffman live on Today on November 25, 2019.
Hoda revealed that she adopted a baby girl, Haley Joy Kotb, on February 21, 2017. She disclosed that she had adopted a second girl, Hope Catherine Kotb, on Today via phone on April 16, 2019.