And then an especially meaningful message came from Kathie Lee Gifford, who was Kotb's co-host on TODAY with Kathie Lee and Hoda ... Unrecognizable in a Long Red Wig with Super Short Bangs ...

Then, Gifford appears on screen wearing a pale olive green shirt with a gray, white, and red plaid scarf ... working with her on “Today with Kathie Lee & Hoda” from 2008 to 2019 before ...

Hoda Kotb appeared on her final episode of the 'Today' show on Friday, January 10, after announcing her exit in September 2024 ...

Hoda Kotb and ... back together. (Kathie Lee left Today in 2019 after 11 years of co-hosting with Kotb). Jenna Bush Hager, who replaced Kathie Lee after her exit, left two red heart emojis on ...

Hoda's former fourth hour co-host Kathie Lee Gifford made a surprise ... a framed piece of red carpet from the elevators in Rockefeller Center, complete with the Peacock NBC logo.

With Hoda and Jenna' co-host joked about her role on the popular morning show her current and former co-hosts.

Kotb, 60, got emotional throughout the broadcast as she was honored by fellow Today hosts past and present - from Savannah Guthrie to Kathie Lee Gifford ... and intel, red carpet dispatches ...

Jimmy Fallon popped by the congratulate Kotb on the end of her Today, run, gifting her a framed piece of the NBC logo carpet from ... In true Kathie Lee & Hoda fashion, the group toasted to ...