Gifford and Kotb co-hosted the morning talk show "Today with Kathie Lee and Hoda" for 11 years before Jenna Bush Hager replaced the former in 2018.

Kathie Lee Gifford surprised her former co-host and close friend Hoda Kotb, whose last day on "Today" was Friday.

She joined “Today” in 2008 alongside Gifford to co-host the lighthearted ... “Sixteen years ago, I sat next to Kathie Lee, and she changed my life. She chose me. And truth be told, I was ...

Once upon a time, when she was working with Kathie Lee Gifford, Kotb was considered the most serious ... where news anchor and longtime third hour co-host Craig Melvin has been named her successor as ...