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Nathan Congleton/NBCHoda Kotb Say goodbye to today With a week full of fun and hearty celebrations.
The stars of NBC's morning show kicked off Kotb's “Hoda-bration” show on Monday, January 6, marking its final week of episodes. “We'll celebrate you, which will be easy. It'll be really easy.” Jenna Bush Hager He said one day Today with Hoda and Jenna Before joking that she couldn't even “control my emotions for a minute.”
Kotb announced in September 2024 that she was leaving today After nearly 30 years at NBC, citing her 60th birthday and The role of the mother for girls Haley, 7, and Hope, 5, are the main reasons behind her decision.
“I had my kids late in life, and I thought they deserved a bigger piece of my time, my pie. I feel like we only have a limited amount of time,” she explained on air at the time. “So, with all that being said, “This is the hardest thing in the world.”
Nathan Congleton/NBC Hoda Kotb's nearly 20-year stint on the Today show was filled with many memorable moments. The TV personality announced in September 2024 that she would be leaving the popular morning show after 26 years on NBC, 16 years as co-anchor of the Today show and seven years as co-anchor of Savannah Guthrie. “I just turned (…)
Qutb's week-long “Huda-Bration” will conclude with Special episode of Hoda and Jenna It was filmed in front of a live studio audience on Friday, January 10. “There are going to be big surprises, a lot of surprises that Hoda won't even know about,” Posh Hager, 43, commented in a December 2024 episode of the series.
After Friday's episode, Bush Hager will continue to host the fourth hour of the morning show Today with Jenna and friends. She will be joined by a series of rotating hosts until a permanent replacement is chosen. Craig MelvinMeanwhile, you will He takes on the role of a tycoon like Savannah GuthrieCoach.
Before her official farewell, scroll down to see the biggest moments from the mogul final today Episodes:
Sorority surprise
The marching band from Virginia Tech, Pole's alma mater, performed at 30 Rockefeller Plaza at 2 p.m. Monday. today. After sharing a hug with the school's mascot, HokieBird, Guthrie surprised her classmate with 70 of her Tri Delta sorority sisters.
“They called us a couple of weeks ago and said, ‘Can you get a few Tri Deltas?’” “(Everyone) rallied, coming from all over the country because we love you,” one sister stated.
A shocked Kotb hugged several members, including the woman who was her “little sister” in the group. “You guys, I was the pledge coach for this organization. It meant the absolute world to me. “I can't believe you guys came. I was shocked!
Kotb went on to tell her sisters that they had to hang out after the show. “Everyone's at my house! Let's go!” I shouted. “We have to get out today. We have to. We're making this happen.”
Hearty home decor
In Monday's episode Hoda and JennaBush Hager gave Qutb a personal gift from one of her favorite authors. Charlie Mackeywho wrote The boy, the mole, the fox and the horse. Mackey captioned a painting of the book's characters with the following message: “Hoda, every step you take is a victory. I love Charles.
Kotb became emotional when she accepted the gift. “First and foremost, I love him very much. His book has changed the lives of a lot of people, including me.” “In fact, I actually have a frame, just a sketch, in my office, just a sketch from his book. “I can't believe he did that.”
The Hoda Kotb Show news coming out today is bittersweet for its hosts. “I just turned 60, and that was a landmark moment for me when I turned 60 because I started thinking about that decade, like, what does this decade mean? What does it hold? What will it be for me? Pole, (…)
Bush Hager continued the fun by playing a special video message sent by Mackey, 62. “I'm out in the rain in London saying I wish you all the luck in the world and all the blessings and I hope your next step is fun,” he said in the clip. “You've given so much and I've given so much and I hope you love what you do next. Every step you take is a victory, and thank you for including me in your journey with the book. I am so grateful to you, and I will always be so grateful. Thank you, Hoda.”
Long-term memory
During her interview on Monday Hoda and Jenna Episode, Actress and Comedian Michel Buteau She recalled how Kotb showed her kindness during the early days of her career.
“You won't remember this, but about 23 years ago, I was editing local news, overnight, on WNBC. … And it was off the night shift, and I was coming in (in) the morning, and nobody said hello to me,” she recalls. “They gave me a tape to edit.” “You didn't just say hello to me, you looked into my eyes, through my soul, and said, 'How's your day?' And I was like: “I don't even know.” And you're like, “I get it.”
Fans and celebrity guests alike will miss seeing Hoda Kotb on the Today show. On September 26, Kotb, 60, surprised viewers when she announced that she would be leaving the show in early 2025. She said: “I just turned 60, and it was a historic moment for me when I turned 60 because (…)
She continued: “And you won't remember, but I remembered because I said: Wow, this is what I want to be.” That's the way I want to make people feel: to look at it. No matter what they do, no matter what title they have, you look at someone and say, “How are you?” And you mean it. And so, this is the way I lead my show and my projects, and it's the only way to live. So, thank you very much.
This story moved both Bhutto, 47, and Qutb to tears. “Why do I wear eyelashes?” Bhutto sneered.
An emotional reunion
On January 7, Guthrie met with the Kotb family Irene Ludwigwho died of breast cancer in 2017. Ludwig was highlighted in one of Kotb's “Pink Power” stories, which focused on breast cancer awareness. After first meeting Irene's husband, JasonAnd his daughters, Savannah and Aubrey, in 2016. The mogul visited the family for the second time shortly after Erin's death and gave the little girls teddy bears.
Six years later, Kotb cried when Savannah and Aubrey showed up today with Jason and brought nearly identical stuffed animals as gifts for the mogul's daughters, Haley and Hope. the today Cohost embraced both girls for a long hug, while Jason presented her with a bouquet of lilies – Erin's favorite flower.
“We wouldn't miss this for the world. When we first got the call that we were asked to come back, I sat down with the girls and talked, and without a doubt we all decided that we wanted to come back and be here for you, Hoda. “You have touched our lives in ways you don't know, and we are just a small percentage of the people whose lives you have touched over the course of your career.”
The interview ended on a sweet note when Aubrey gave both Kotb and Guthrie friendship bracelets.
Families found
Kotb enjoyed another reunion with former guests on the January 7 episode of the show Hoda and Jenna. She's defined it before Christina Wong and Dean Khan about their adoption journey, and while the couple was on the show, they posted the news that they were matching with a baby girl.
The couple introduced Kotb and Bush Hager to their daughter, Jacqueline Onn Hoda and Jenna Celebrating Qutb's last week today. “It's been amazing,” Khan said of the couple's new life as parents. “I mean it was everything we hoped for and more. It's just so surreal. You think perfection isn't possible, and then it happens.”
Kotb and Bush Hager surprised the couple with a gift basket filled with baby clothes, children's books, and Hoda and Jenna mugs. “And if you get into trouble, it can all be sold on eBay,” Bush Hager joked.
Fan art favorites
When you go out on today Plaza to greet fans On January 8thKotb's hosts surprised her by decorating the show's barriers with posters that fans had brought of Kotb over the past month. “We created this beautiful collection, Miss Hoda Kotb, because behind all these signs, someone who loves Hoda Kotb handcrafted them and then carried them from all over the country, and they've been doing that for weeks now,” Melvin shared.
He went on to praise Qutb's kindness towards him today Viewers saying: “Hoda is always here. (She's) the first one out the door to say hello to the people here in the square. And through all the changing seasons, one thing has been constant – Hoda Kotb.
While crying, Kotb noted that this gesture meant “everything to her,” and said that she was surprised that they kept so many posters. “I was thinking the other day, I wish I had some of those to keep and take home with me,” she joked.
A sweet and sour gift
During the final segment of “Can Hoda and Jenna Break It In?” In the clip, Kotb and Bush Hager try one last lemon-related trick by placing the nozzle of a spray bottle into lemons to easily get juice. “I love the lemon hack,” Kotb said on the January 8 episode of the show. Hoda and Jenna.
Although the duo couldn't recreate the hack on social media, Posh Hager ended the segment on a sweet note by gifting her a lemon tree pole for her to plant in her new home. “That was so cute! Oh my God!” shouted the pole.
