Hoda Kotb
Hoda Kotb
Hoda Kotb, born August 9, 1964, is an American television news anchor and TV host known as the co-host of NBC's Today Show's fourth hour with Kathie Lee Gifford. An Egyptian American, she won a Daytime Emmy Award in 2010 as part of the Today Show team. Kotb is also a correspondent for Dateline NBC...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Show Host
Date of Birth9 August 1964
CityNorman, OK
CountryUnited States of America
block cancer central-park
One day, right after my mastectomy, I went for a walk in Central Park, and there was this mob of people blocking the road. I thought, 'Oh, great, now I'm stuck!' but then I suddenly realized that it was a breast cancer walk.
dad cancer divorce
From time to time, I'll look back through the personal journals I've scribbled in throughout my life, the keepers of my raw thoughts and emotions. The words poured forth after my dad died, when I went through a divorce, and after I was diagnosed with breast cancer. There are so many what-ifs scribbled on those pages.
years decision events
The days, months, and years eventually reveal, like a Polaroid, a clear picture of how significant events and decisions ultimately shape our lives.
cancer thinking boss
I think after overcoming breast cancer, you sort of become fearless and somehow going up to your boss to talk about a possible promotion doesn't seem like such a daunting task anymore.
listening important tone
Tone is often the most important part of a conversation - and listening is so much more important than what you say.
girl sexy thinking
When you're a big girl like me, you want someone who makes you feel diminutive. I think fat guys are sexy.
cancer boss six-months
If it weren't for my breast cancer, I wouldn't be a 'Today' host. After I got better, I talked to my boss about working on the show. Six months before, I'd have been terrified to go in there and ask for what I wanted. But after what I'd been through, how could I be scared of being told no?
fashion night shoes
When my shoes are killing me, I take a maxi pad and put it in the bottom of my shoe. It is better than any Dr. Scholl's insert. That fashion tip has saved me through some long nights.
stupid crazy silly
Be crazy. Be stupid. Be silly. Be weird. Be whatever. Because life is too short to be anything but happy
fall trust-me get-up
If you fall-and trust me, you will- make sure you fall on your back. Because if you fall on your back, you can see up. And if you can see up, you can get up. And you can keep going and going and going.
inspiring two giving
There are two types of people: The ones who give you 50 reasons it can't be done ... and the ones who just do it.
purses pads cheese
I'm a disorganized mess. My purse is gross: I once found a shoulder pad, string cheese, and a Christmas ornament in it!
cancer risk shapes
Having cancer empowered me to take more risks. I knew beating cancer was going to shape me, but it wasnt going to be all of me.
inspiring people joy
I try to live in a little bit of my own joy and not let people steal it or take it.