The “Today” show first addressed Kotb’s absence from both of her usual slots on the “Today” show and “Today With Hoda and Jenna” on Wednesday morning.
“Willie [Geist] is in for Hoda, and we just want to let you all know that we heard you, and Hoda is OK,” Bush Hager told viewers at the top of “Today with Hoda & Jenna” Wednesday.Bush Hager, 41, and Geist, 47, both emphasized that they “love” and “adore” Kotb, 58, and look forward to her return to work.
“Today” first addressed Kotb’s nearly two-week absence from both of her usual slots on the NBC morning show and its fourth hour earlier Wednesday, around 7:30 a.m. ET.Nathan Congleton/NBC via Getty Images “We know a lot of you have been wondering how she’s doing. We can tell you that Hoda is OK, [but] she’s got a family health matter that she’s been dealing with,” the “Today 3rd Hour” co-host Craig Melvin, who has been filling in for Kotb on “Today,” announced.Melvin emphasized that they “look forward to seeing Hoda and Savannah [Guthrie] back here at the desk very very soon” – referring toupon learning she had tested positive for COVID-19.
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