Hoda Kotb returns to 'Today' show after family health issue
NEW YORK — (AP) — Hoda Kotb returned to NBC's "Today" show on Monday after spending a few weeks tending to her 3-year-old daughter, Hope. “My youngest, Hope, was in the ICU for a few days and in the hospital for a little more than a week,” Hoda said at the top of the show. “I’m grateful for the doctors at Weill Cornell who were amazing and the nurses. And I’m grateful to my family, and I’m grateful to friends like you who were there every single day. I love you,” she said to co-host Savannah Guthrie.
wftv.comNBC's Hoda Kotb off 'Today' show due to family health issue
NEW YORK — (AP) — NBC's “Today” show is without both of its hosts and addressed Hoda Kotb's absence on the program Wednesday. Kotb is dealing with an unspecified “family health matter," the show's Craig Melvin said. She'd been absent from the network morning show last week and this week without any explanation. Meanwhile, co-host Savannah Guthrie tested positive for COVID when she wasn't feeling well Tuesday, leaving mid-show. “We look forward to seeing Hoda and Savannah back here at the desk very, very soon,” Melvin said.
wftv.com'Today' show's Al Roker misses 1st Thanksgiving Day Parade in 27 years; leaves hospital after blood clot scare
"Today" show star Al Roker was released from the hospital where he'd been admitted for blood clots. He opened up about how thankful he was to be home with his family for Thanksgiving.
foxnews.comWinfrey, Letterman among moderators for Michelle Obama tour
NEW YORK — (AP) — Oprah Winfrey, David Letterman and Ellen DeGeneres are among the celebrity moderators joining former first lady Michelle Obama on tour for her upcoming book, "The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times." Other guests include Conan O'Brien, Tracee Ellis Ross, journalists Gayle King and Michelle Norris, “Today” show host Hoda Kotb, poet Elizabeth Alexander and advocate Heather McGhee. Additional appearances have been scheduled in Washington, along with Chicago, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Chicago and San Francisco. Some of the moderators, including Winfrey and Alexander, spoke with Obama when she promoted her 2018 memoir "Becoming." For the current tour, DeGeneres will be on stage for the first two nights, in Washington, with Perry scheduled to interview her in Atlanta, Letterman in Chicago and Winfrey for the last stop, in Los Angeles' YouTube Theater on Dec. 13.
wftv.comNBC 'Today' show stars to perform live theatrical reading
TV-NBC NEWS-Theater FILE - "Today" show co-anchors Savannah Guthrie, left, and Hoda Kotb pose on set at NBC Studios inNew York on June 27, 2018. Guthrie, Kotb and other NBC News hosts will read a murder mystery, "Murder at Studio One,' later this month at a New York theater. It will be recorded for a later podcast by Audible, Inc. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File) (Charles Sykes)NEW YORK — (AP) — NBC News is branching out from covering top stories to performing a theatrical reading. They'll read the murder mystery on the afternoon of April 27 at the Minetta Lane Theater in New York. Audible has recorded other theatrical performances, starring actors like John Lithgow, Billy Crudup, Alan Cumming, Kate Mulgrew and Carey Mulligan.
wftv.comHoda Kotb, fiance Joel Schiffman split after 8 years
Hoda Kotb Hoda Kotb takes a selfie with fans at the "Today" show at NBC Studios on Wednesday, June 27, 2018, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP) (Charles Sykes/Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)Longtime couple Hoda Kotb and Joel Schiffman have split, the “Today with Hoda & Jenna” host announced during Monday’s show. “We decided we are better as friends and parents than we are as an engaged couple,” she says. I feel better that I said it,” she added. Expand Autoplay Image 1 of 26 Hoda Kotb Hoda Kotb seen at backstage at the Go Red For Women Red Dress Collection 2015 presented by Macy's during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Fall 2015 at The Theatre at Lincoln Center on Thursday, February 12, 2015 in New York.
wftv.comSavannah Guthrie tests positive for COVID-19
COVID-19 positive test FILE PHOTT: Savannah Guthrie attends Vanity Fair, Amazon Studios and Audi Celebrate The 2020 Awards Season at San Vicente Bungalows on January 04, 2020 in West Hollywood, California. Guthrie announced Monday that she had tested positive for COVID-19. (Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for Vanity Fair)Days after the “Today” show co-host Hoda Kotb announced she had tested positive for COVID-19, Savannah Guthrie has also tested positive for the coronavirus. I just tested positive for COVID, so here we go.”Savannah Guthrie has tested positive for COVID-19 and is broadcasting from home. At CBS, James Corden’s “The Late Late Show” didn’t air new shows last week after Corden tested positive.
wftv.com‘Today’ show’s Hoda Kotb tests positive for COVID-19
NEW YORK — “Today” show co-host Hoda Kotb said she has tested positive for COVID-19, NBC News reported. In a tweet, Kotb thanked her followers for well wishes and said “can’t wait to see you all when I am in the clear!”Thx for well wishes! Xo — Hoda Kotb (@hodakotb) January 6, 2022As we previously reported, Jimmy Fallon, along with Hugh Jackman, Whoopi Goldberg, Debra Messing, LL Cool J and Jessie J all confirmed this week that they are suffering from COVID-19. More coronavirus pandemic coverage:>> Coronavirus: How long between exposure to the virus and the start of symptoms? This tool will tell you>> How to not let coronavirus pandemic fatigue set in, battle back if it does©2022 Cox Media Group
wftv.comThe Atlantic Announces NBCUniversal News Group as Exclusive Media Partner of The Atlantic Festival
NBC News journalists Hoda Kotb, Al Roker, Craig Melvin, Harry Smith, and Kelly O’Donnell to moderate festival interviews with EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan, Senator Marco Rubio, Dallas Mavericks CEO Cynthia “Cynt” Marshall, and the cast and producers of American Rust
theatlantic.comJessica Simpson shares why she got rid of her scale, no longer weighs herself
The performer and designer revealed to Hoda Kotb during an appearance on the “Today” show that her previous struggles with body image issues have resulted in her throwing out her scale so she can simply focus on her health without the added stress of maintaining a certain target weight.
foxnews.comSome New York news shows back, but many hosts work remotely
Monday represented a key phase in New York City's reopening, with many offices bringing employees back for the first time. Despite the CBS and Fox moves, most news employees continue to work remotely, and the television programs that originate here have a patchwork of approaches that have quickly become familiar. A majority of the show hosts on MSNBC including Joe Scarborough, Mika Brzezinski and Willie Geist of Morning Joe work remotely. Other morning shows have varied approaches. Hoda Kotb of NBC's Today show has worked out of that show's Rockefeller Center studio, but most of her colleagues are at home.
Star-studded sendoff for late comedian Joan Rivers
Star-studded sendoff for late comedian Joan Rivers Celebrities and loved ones attended the memorial service for late comedian Joan Rivers on Sunday. The service was held at Temple Emanu-El, located on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. Howard Stern, Rosie O'Donnell, Hoda Kotb, Whoopie Goldberg and Sarah Jessica Parker were among the celebrities in attendance.
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