Hoda Kotb — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Served as the main co-anchor of NBC News' Today from 2018 to 2025.
Co-hosted Today's entertainment-focused fourth hour from 2007 to 2025.
Formerly a correspondent for Dateline NBC, joining NBC News in April 1998.
Served a three-year term on the Virginia Tech Alumni Association Board of Directors, elected in 2010.
Graduated from Virginia Tech with a Bachelor of Arts degree in broadcast journalism in 1986.

Biography

Hoda Kotb is an American broadcast journalist, television personality, and author. She was the main co-anchor of the NBC News morning show Today from 2018 to 2025 and co-host of its entertainment-focused fourth hour from 2007 to 2025. Prior to these roles, Kotb served as a correspondent for the television news magazine program Dateline NBC, officially joining NBC News in April 1998.

Kotb's career in broadcast journalism began after college at WXVT in Greenville, Mississippi.