NBC announced Tuesday the new co-anchor of the “Today” show after disgraced, longtime-host Matt Lauer was fired over sexual misconduct violations.
Hoda Kotb will be the permanent replacement for Lauer after he was let go at the end of November 2017. She will host alongside current co-host Savannah Guthrie.
“It’s 2018 and we are kicking off the year right because Hoda is officially the co-anchor of ‘Today,’” Guthrie said on Tuesday, Jan 2. “This has to be the most popular decision NBC News have ever made and I’m so thrilled.”
“There’s no one I'd rather be sitting next to in 2018 than you,” Kotb told Guthrie.
“I am pinching myself,” Kotb said. “I think we should send some medics to Alexandria, Virginia, where my mom has likely fainted after hearing the open of that show.”
NBC News Chairman Andrew Lack said in an email that Kotb has “seamlessly stepped” into the position, and with Guthrie, “quickly hit the ground running.”
Kotb has been co-hosting the fourth hour of the show with Kathie Lee Gifford since 2008. Lack also said that she would continue in that role as well, according to NBC News.
Roque reportedly did not have a wedding ring on as the trio were seen together on a horse farm they own in Sag Habor New York.
Other journalists flocked to Twitter to congratulate Kotb in her new role.
Earlier, Roque’s father told reporters his daughter had ditched her wedding ring and was planning to divorce the disgraced former NBC anchor, who was fired from the network for sexual misconduct in the workplace.
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