On June 24, 1985, Gifford replaced Ann Abernathy as co-host of The Morning Show on WABC-TV with Regis Philbin. The program went into national broadcast in 1988 as Live! with Regis and Kathie Lee, and Gifford became well known across the country.

Jun 12, 2023 · The TODAY show's Hoda Kotb talked to Bethenny Frankel on the "Just B" podcast about the moment Kathie Lee Gifford chose her to be her fourth hour co-host. “She chose me and I am forever...

Jan 10, 2025 · Kathie Lee Gifford surprised Hoda Kotb on her last day on the 'Today' show as she gushed over their 11 years co-hosting the show's fourth hour together, serenaded her with a song and, of course...

Apr 2, 2014 · There she met Anita Bryant, a prominent Christian singer and co-host of the pageant. Bryant immediately saw Gifford's potential as a Christian entertainer and invited her to live and work...

Jan 10, 2024 · It’s been nearly five years since Kathie Lee Gifford signed off on Today, but she’s still in touch with former cohost Hoda Kotb. On the Wednesday, January 10, episode of Today with Hoda and...

Mar 26, 2024 · Beloved former TODAY Host Kathie Lee Gifford, who was on the show from 2008 to 2019, stopped by the set on March 26 to reunite with her dear friend, Hoda Kotb. And the former co-host even...

Jan 10, 2025 · Hoda Kotb had a very special surprise visit from her former co-star Kathie Lee Gifford as she bid farewell to the TODAY show on Friday, Jan. 10 after more than 17 years.. Kotb first received a video message from her former fourth hour co-host during Friday’s “Hodabration” segment, during which Gifford said she was in Tennessee.

Jan 10, 2025 · Meanwhile, during the 10 am hour, Kotb received a surprise visit from former co-host Kathie Lee Gifford: Kotb has worked at NBC News in various roles since 1998, when she began as a national ...

Dec 9, 2024 · Kotb, 60, reunited with her former fourth hour of Today cohost, Kathie Lee Gifford, to watch the New York Giants take on the New Orleans Saints at MetLife Stadium on Sunday, December 8.

Jan 10, 2025 · Prior to Jenna's appointment, Hoda shared the screen with Kathie Lee Gifford from 2008 to 2019. Kathie took to X following Hoda's announcement in September to share her support for the beloved anchor.