Hoda Kotb is an American broadcast journalist, television personality and author. She is the main co-anchor of the NBC morning show Today and co-host of its entertainment-focused fourth hour, She served as a correspondent for the television news magazine program Dateline NBC.
Hoda Kotb is a journalist, television personality and author. She is the main co-anchor of the NBC News morning show Today and co-host of its entertainment-focused the fourth hour. She wrote a New York Times Bestselling autobiography, Hoda: How I Survived War Zones, Bad Hair, Cancer, and Kathie Lee. She also released her second book, Ten Years Later: Six People Who Faced Adversity and Transformed Their Lives, third book, Where They Belong: The Best Decisions People Almost Never Made, and Fourth book: I've Loved You Since Forever. She has appeared in Martina McBride's music video for "I Gonna Love You Through It".
Hoda Kotb was born on August 9, 1964, in Norman, Oklahoma. She holds American nationality and belongs to Egyptian ethnicity. Her birth sign is Leo. She grew up in Morgantown, West Virginia, and Alexandria, Virginia. She graduated from Fort Hunt High School in 1982 where she was elected Homecoming Queen and selected to speak at her graduating class. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in broadcast journalism in 1986.
Hoda Kotb was born to a father named A.K. Kotb and a mother named Sameha Kotb. Her father was a fossil energy specialist and was listed in the Who's Who of Technology and her mother works at the Library of Congress. She has a brother, Adel and a sister, Hala. His father died at the age of 51 in 1986.
Hoda Kotb height is 5 feet 9 inches and body weight of 72 kg. Her body measurements are 38-30-38 inches. She has light brown hair and dark brown colored eye. Her bra size is 36B, dress size is 10 (US), and shoe size is 9.5 (US).
Hoda Kotb was married to Burzis Kanga, former University of New Orleans tennis coach. The marriage ended in divorce in 2008. She has been in a relationship with New York financier Joel Schiffman for six years. She had adopted a baby girl named Haley Joy Kotb on February 21, 2017, and Hope Catherine Kotb on April 16, 2019.
Hoda Kotb estimated net worth of $12 million and her salary has not been revealed yet.
Hoda Kotb has won Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Morning Program in 2010 and News & Documentary Emmy Award for Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a News Magazine.