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NBC appoints Jenna Bush Hager co-host on ‘Today’
NEW YORK (AP) — Jen- na Bush Hager better get her wine glass ready.
NBC appointed her Tues- day as co-host of the “Today” show’s fourth hour with Hoda Kotb, and she’ll replace Kathie Lee Gifford in that role in April.
Kotb and Gifford were successful pioneers in
expanding “Today,” with an irreverent hour where glasses of wine were often kept close by.
The daughter of former President George W. Bush has been with the “Today” show for a decade in various roles. NBC News President Noah Oppenheim says in a memo to staff that her com-
passion and curiosity comes through in all her stories, along with a Texas-sized sense of humor.
The “Today” show’s competitor, ABC’s “Good Morning America,” has also expanded beyond the ear- ly-morning hours.
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