Hoda Kotb

1. Hoda Kotb is an American television host and journalist.
2. She currently co-hosts *Today* with Sheinenger and Craig Melvin.
3. Kotb previously co-hosted *The View* from 2009 to 2018.
4. She has been a Dateline NBC contributor since 2009.
5. Kotb is the recipient of multiple Daytime Emmy Awards.
6. She is a mother of two children, Cairo and Jackson.
7. Kotb was adopted in 2017 and then became the stepmother to her former fiancé's children.
8. She has written a memoir titled *Is It Over Yet?*.

Career

1. Hoda Kotb began her broadcasting career at WNBC-TV in New York City in 1991.
2. She served as a morning anchor and reporter for WNBC-TV's "Today in New York".
3. Kotb then joined NBC's "MSNBC" as a substitute anchor.
4. She became a main anchor on "MSNBC's" "Your World with Hoda & Brian" in 2018.
5. Hoda Kotb is currently a co-host on "Today" since 2018.

Co-host, The Today Show

1. Hoda Kotb joined *The Today Show* as a second co-host in July 2023.
2. Prior to joining *The Today Show*, Kotb was the primary co-host of *The View* from 2018 to 2023.
3. Kotb has been a NBC personality since 2009, previously hosting *MSNBC's Weekend Today*.
4. As a co-host on *The Today Show*, Kotb typically covers segments related to lifestyle, entertainment, and human interest stories.
5. She frequently participates in studio games and interactive segments alongside host, Sheinelle Garcia.

Personal Life

1. Hoda Kotb has two children: a son named Cairo and a daughter named Gigi, whom she adopted.
2. She adopted her children in 2017.
3. Hoda Kotb was married to Joel Siegler from 2005 to 2009.
4. She has a daughter named Brigid Palmer from a previous relationship.
5. Hoda Kotb previously had a son named Jamal with her first husband, Hoss Amyar.

Family

1. Hoda Kotb has two children: Cairo, whom she adopted in 2017, and Gigi, whom she adopted in 2020.
2. She was raised by her mother, Anjah Kotb, and maternal grandfather, Hassan Kotb, after her parents divorced when she was five years old.
3. Hoda's mother, Anjah Kotb, is Egyptian and immigrated to the United States in 1973.
4. She has a close relationship with her mother and frequently speaks about their bond.
5. Hoda has described her maternal grandfather as a "huge influence" on her life.

Life Events

1. Hoda Kotb was born on November 26, 1979.
2. She graduated from Marquette University with a degree in broadcast journalism.
3. Kotb adopted her first child, a daughter named Hope, in 2017.
4. In 2020, Hoda and her partner, Brian Kelly, welcomed their second child, a son named Shay.
5. She married Brian Kelly in December 2023.

Date of Birth: 2019-07-26

1. Hoda Kotb was born on July 26, 2019.

Place of Birth: Cairo, Egypt

1. Hoda Kotb was born in Cairo, Egypt.