Today’s Hoda Kotb shades show for only featuring ‘young girl & old guy anchors’ before she took over host role at 53
HODA Kotb has shaded the Today show for only featuring “young girl and old guy anchors” before she took over the host role.
The anchor, 58, alluded that the NBC morning program hasn’t favored female broadcasters in its 70-year history.
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Hoda Kotb has shaded the Today show for only featuring ‘young girl and old guy anchors’ before she took over the host roleCredit: Getty
Matt Lauer presented the show alongside Savannah Guthrie for yearsCredit: Getty
Hoda was 53 when she was made a co-anchor of the Today show alongside Savannah Guthrie in 2018.
She was a longtime correspondent on NBC News and Dateline before that.
The mother-of-two told Forbes: “There was always the old guy anchor and the young girl anchor.
“You never saw us.”
Matt Lauer hosted the show alongside Savannah and Katie Couric for years before Hoda replaced him.
He was fired in 2017 over sexual misconduct claims from multiple women.
Hoda spoke to Forbes after she was included in the magazine’s second annual list of “50 Over 50” – a group of 200 inspirational women.
Elsewhere in the interview, Savannah said of her colleague: “[Hoda] represents to me what a modern woman is.
“She is strong. She is beautiful. She is kind. She is authentic. She is devoted to her family. She maintains and cultivates her friendships. And she is an incredible professional and a wonderful journalist.”
Meanwhile, Hoda and Savannah recently shared the details of their daily routines on the show.
Their day begins with a 4:45am wake-up call and being prepped by their glam squads, USWeekly reported.
DAILY ROUTINES
While they’re typically preparing for the show in separate rooms, there’s one particular tradition the pair uphold together when the cameras aren’t rolling – FaceTiming their kids.
Hoda and Savannah revealed they speak to their little ones at home in between news segments.
Savannah shares two children, Vale, seven, and Charles, five, with her husband, Michael Feldman.
Meanwhile, Hoda is a mom to daughters Hailey Joy, five, and Hope Catherine, three, who she adopted with her former partner, Joel Schiffman.
The Today Show hosts recently alternated time off as they enjoyed vacations with their families.
Viewers worried about the ladies’ absences, which also resulted in some seating changes on the morning program.
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Matt also presented the show with Katie CouricCredit: NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via
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Hoda became Savannah’s co-anchor in 2018 when she was 53Credit: Getty
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The journalist seen here on NBC News’ Today in 2007Credit: Getty
