Hoda Kotb ( /ˈhoʊdə ˈkɒtbiː/; Arabic: هدى قطب Hudā Quṭb; born August 9, 1964) is an Egyptian-American television news anchor and TV host known as the co-host of the fourth hour of Today with Kathie Lee Gifford. Kotb was born in Norman, Oklahoma, but grew up in Morgantown, West Virginia. Her parents are from Egypt. She lived in Nigeria with her parents for a while. In Arabic, the name "Hoda" means "guidance", and is very popular among Arab women. The surname "Kotb" means "the pole", as in North or South Pole, and is a common surname among Egyptians. The name is usually pronounced [ˈkutub]. For a period during her career, she spelled her surname Kotbe to aid in pronunciation; she now uses the original form, Kotb. In 1986, she graduated from Virginia Tech with a Bachelor of Arts in broadcast journalism. She is a member of the Delta Delta Delta sorority. She was the keynote speaker at her alma mater for the 2008 Virginia Tech graduation, where she played "Enter Sandman" over her iPod. In 2010, she was elected to a three-year term to the Virginia Tech Alumni Association Board of Directors. Kotb appears on the fourth hour of the Today Show. She co-hosts along with Kathie Lee Gifford.
Kathy Lee Gifford ain't exactly sober on the "Today" show ... (see here, here, here and here) but she ain't exactly SMASHED OFF HER FACE either ... so says her co-imbibing co-host Hoda Kotb. READ MORE >
"Today" show hosts Natalie Morales, Meredith Vieira, Ann Curry, Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb all hung out after work at an event in NYC on Thursday. Question is ... READ MORE >
