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Hoda Kotb is a famous American broadcast journalist, TV personality and author known for anchoring "Today" on NBC.
Hoda Kotb is an American television show host, broadcast journalist, and author. She is most famous for her roles as co-host on the NBC morning show Today, and as Dateline NBC anchor. Kotb has won multiple awards for her work, including an Emmy and the Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism.
<div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>1964</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Hoda Kotb is Born</div><div class='timeline-text'>On August 9, 1964, Hoda Kotb was born in Norman, Oklahoma.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>1986</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Starts Broadcasting Career</div><div class='timeline-text'>Hoda Kotb began her broadcast journalism career as a news assistant for CBS News in Cairo, Egypt.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>1998</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Joins NBC News</div><div class='timeline-text'>Kotb joined NBC News as a correspondent for the television news magazine program Dateline NBC.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>2007</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Co-Hosts Fourth Hour of Today</div><div class='timeline-text'>Hoda Kotb started co-hosting the fourth hour of NBC's Today show with Kathie Lee Gifford.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>2010</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Publishes First Book</div><div class='timeline-text'>Hoda Kotb released her first book "Hoda: How I Survived War Zones, Bad Hair, Cancer, and Kathie Lee".</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>2018</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Replaces Matt Lauer on Today</div><div class='timeline-text'>Kotb was named co-anchor of the first two hours of the Today show, alongside Savannah Guthrie, following Matt Lauer's dismissal.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>2020</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Releases Children's Book</div><div class='timeline-text'>Hoda Kotb released a children's book inspired by her experience as a mother, titled "I've Loved You Since Forever".</div></div></div>
Hoda Kotb, an American television personality and show host, was born on August 9, 1964 and is currently 59 years old. She is best known for her long-running tenure as a co-host of NBC's Today Show, where she promotes positivity and offers inspiration to her viewers.
