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NBC News will be taking over the 10 PM Tuesday timeslot to air a series of live primetime specials on the coronavirus crisis. NBC News Special Report: Coronavirus Pandemic will air Tuesdays at 10 PM ET beginning March 31 for three consecutive weeks across NBC, MSNBC and live-streaming outlet NBC News Now. The timeslot…

Today co-anchor Hoda Kotb broke down in tears on Friday after she interviewed New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees, who made a $5 million donation to help coronavirus victims in Louisiana. Kotb thanked Brees for his generous donation and said that other people will be inspired by it to contribute as well. “Drew…

NBC’s Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb addressed the latest allegations against their former Today colleague Matt Lauer, with Guthrie calling them “shocking and appalling” and Kotb telling viewers, “We don’t know the facts in all of this, but they are not allegations of an affair. They are allegations of a…

NBC News Chief Noah Oppenheim announce Tammy Filler’s replacement As EP of Today’s fourth hour, starring Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush, via a memo to staff: Dear Colleagues, As you saw announced yesterday, Tammy Filler is headed to the west coast to join our sister network E! in a brand new role as EVP and Editor-In-Chief o…

Let’s go, y’all! Jenna Bush Hager made her permanent co-hosting debut on NBC’s Today this morning, and if her choreographed kickoff with Hoda Kotb didn’t come off exactly as planned, the rookie seemed to take it in stride. “We’ve been trying to figure out what our little pregame is gonna be,” Kotb said early on during…

Megyn Kelly has been gone as host of Today show’s 9 AM hour for two full weeks. Viewers are expressing approval with ratings. Kathie Lee and Hoda could not be happier. Megyn Kelly Today was canceled on October 26, though NBC News had pulled the former Fox News star off its air two days earlier when she seemed to say…

Today hosts Hoda Kotb, Craig Melvin, Al Roker, and Savannah Guthrie moved seamlessly into the third hour of the show this morning, after NBC announced Friday it had cancelled Megyn Kelly Today in the wake of Kelly’s defense of blackface Halloween costumes. “Today, as you know, we are starting a new chapter in the…

Ending the post-Matt Lauer period of uncertainty, NBC has named Hoda Kotb co-anchor of Today, pairing with Savannah Guthrie. Kotb will continue her long-running teaming with Kathie Lee Gifford in the 10AM hour of the morning show. The move had been expected in industry circles. Kotb, a 20-year NBC News veteran, made a…

CAA agent Olivia Metzger, who represents some of the top names in TV news including Jeff Glor, Hoda Kotb, Craig Melvin and Stephanie Ruhle, is leaving the agency, according to a report in the Huffington Post. HuffPo, citing two unnamed sources, reports that Metzger intends to continue repping clients, either at…

Regis Phibin is reuniting with Kathie Lee Gifford, but at NBC, after being named contributor to Today show’s 10 AM hour, hosted by Kathie Lee and Hoda Kotb. Gifford and Kotb made the announcement this morning. "Regis brings his legendary charm and humor each time he visits Today," show co-EP Tammy Filler said dryly in…

In a competitive situation, Hoda Kotb, co-host of the fourth hour of NBC’s Today, has signed with CAA. She was with New York-based N.S. Bienstock. Kotb began hosting the 10 AM hour of Today when it debuted in September 2007, and she currently hosts alongside Kathie Lee Gifford. Kotb has also been a Dateline NBC…