On Sept. 26, Kotb announced she would be leaving her duties as co-anchor on the longtime morning show
Kathie Lee Gifford is sharing praise for Hoda Kotb after she announced her departure from Today.
The television personality, 71, shared a sweet message about her friend and former co-host following the announcement.
“Bittersweet news as my dear friend @hodakotb steps away from the Today Show,” she wrote on X (formerly known as Twitter), alongside two photos of the pair hosting the fourth hour of Today.
Bittersweet news as my dear friend @hodakotb steps away from the Today Show. Her warmth, laughter, and incredible spirit have brightened our mornings and touched countless hearts. Here’s to new adventures! 🥂 pic.twitter.com/7dBdsmYamC
— Kathie Lee Gifford (@KathieLGifford) September 27, 2024
“Her warmth, laughter, and incredible spirit have brightened our mornings and touched countless hearts,” she continued. “Here’s to new adventures!”
The pair hosted the fourth hour of Today from 2008 to 2018. Kotb, 60, said on an episode of Busy Philipps’s Busy This Week in July that working alongside Gifford for 11 years finally gave her a sense of career direction.
“It was always like I was putting a circle in a square,” she shared. “I could feel it. It just wasn’t right, and when I sat with Kat that very first time, I felt like I was riding a wave. I go, ‘Oh my God, this is what it feels like when you’re doing something you’re supposed to do.’ ”
