.@SavannahGuthrie announces @HodaKotb will be co-anchor of TODAY. #SavannahHodaTODAY pic.twitter.com/B64n2FmCwq
— TODAY (@TODAYshow) January 2, 2018
NBC News Chairman Andy Lack made the announcement moments before the morning news show began.
Read the full announcement: pic.twitter.com/YZGptYUpwD
— NBC News (@NBCNews) January 2, 2018
This is us! #SavannahHodaTODAY pic.twitter.com/Xe2z6uygZe
— Savannah Guthrie (@SavannahGuthrie) January 2, 2018
Kotb, 53, will be the co-anchor with Savannah Guthrie and will continue her co-hosting duties during the fourth hour with Kathie Lee Gifford, "Today" reported.
Kotb joined the NBC news team in 1998 as a correspondent for “Dateline” and had filled in on the desk prior to Lauer’s ouster on Nov. 28. He was fired after allegations of sexual misconduct made by female co-workers.
Guthrie and Kotb are the first pair of women to co-anchor the "Today" show, but it isn't anything new. Diane Sawyer and Robin Roberts co-hosted "Good Morning America" from 2006-2009.
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