Hoda Kotb Biography
Hoda Kotb is an Egyptian-born American broadcast journalist and New York Times Bestselling author working as the main co-anchor of NBC’s Today show, a News morning show, as well as a co-anchor of its entertainment section fourth hour alongside fellow journalist Jenna Bush Hager.
How old is Hoda Kotb? -Age
The NBC news contributor is 57 years old as of August 9, 2021. She was born in 1964 in Norman, Oklahoma, United States.
Hoda Kotb Family – Parents
Hoda was born to Sameha (“Sami”), a former worker of the Library of Congress, and the late Abdel Kader Kotb, a former fossil energy specialist and who was listed in the Who’s Who of Technology. She is the sister of Adel Kotb and Hala Kotb.
Hoda Kotb Husband – Fiance – Love life
Ms. Kotb is not married. However, she was once married to Burzis Kanga, who formerly worked for the University of New Orleans as a tennis coach from 2005 to 2008. The former couple had gotten married in 2005 before getting divorced in 2008.
In 2013, during a Wall Street event in which she spoke, the ‘Today’ Show’s co-anchor met Joel Schiffman, a New York financier and the two began their romantic relationship. They keep the relationship out of the public until 2015 when they made it known that they were dating after photos of them together were published by The Daily Mail. They moved in together to start a family and in 2017 they adopted their first daughter while in 2019 the family grew with the addition of a second daughter.
Still in 2019, the Hoda and Schiffman shared the news that they had gotten engaged to be married. However, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the wedding kept being pushed back. On January 31, 2022, Hoda made another announcement during her Today show’s fourth hour that she and Schiffman had decided to call off their engagement. She said that they had decided that they are better as friends and parents than as an engaged couple. She added, “It’s not like something happened. They say sometimes relationships are meant to be there for a reason or a season or for a lifetime. And I feel like ours was meant to be there for a season.”
Are Hoda’s daughters adopted? – How old is Hoda Kotb’s daughter?
She has adopted two daughters; Haley Joy Kotb who was born in 2015 and Hope Catherine Kotb. She adopted her first daughter Joy on February 14, 2017, on Valentine’s Day, and her second daughter Hope in April 2019.
Hoda Kotb Cancer
In February 2007, after her gynecologist found lumps in her breast during a routine examination, she was diagnosed with breast cancer. In March 2007, Kotb underwent a mastectomy and reconstructive surgery for breast cancer and has since become a campaigner for breast cancer awareness. Kotb has allowed Today’s cameras to track her during her cancer fight. After she was pronounced cancer-free, she continued to record and use the story on the show to raise awareness of breast cancer. Although she hosts a syndicated show, Kotb continues to do so.
Hoda Kotb Career
Since Gifford and Kotb paired up the fourth hour of TODAY has been hailed by Entertainment Weekly as ‘TODAY’s Happy Hour’ and USA Today as ‘TODAY’s Happy Hour.’ In 2010, the TODAY show was hosted by Midday Emmy for Outstanding Morning Program.
Kotb has reported a wide range of domestic and foreign issues across all NBC News outlets, as well as various human-interest stories and features. She reported in detail the aftermath and one year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, the personal story of Kotb who had lived in New Orleans for six years. She wrote on the war in Iraq, the fight between Israelis and Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza, and the war on terror in Afghanistan. Kotb held an exclusive interview with Aung San Suu Kyi, the globally known leader of Burma, for the first time in 11 years that she has been contacted by the American television network.
Kotb flew to South East Asia to cover up the disastrous impact of the 2004 earthquake, and went to war-torn Burma, secretly led by rebel troops, to report the full story of 12-year-old twin fighters who were claimed to have supernatural abilities. Kotb also co-anchored the Msnbc Race Special, ‘Shades of Hope…Shadows of Hate,’ which was broadcast from Birmingham, Ala., at the former Klan bombing spot. From 2004 to 2008, she hosted the weekly syndicated series ‘Your Total Health.’
What is the net worth of Hoda Kotb? – Net Worth
Hoda has an estimated net worth of $30 million, which she has earned from her career as a broadcast journalist, television personality, and author.
Hoda Kotb Books
♦ 2021 – You Are My Happy Board Book
♦ 2020 – This Just Speaks to Me: Words to Live By Every Day
♦ 2019 – I Really Needed This Today: Words to Live By
♦ 2019 – You Are My Happy
♦ 2018 – I’ve Loved You Since Forever
♦ 2016 – Where We Belong: Journeys That Show Us The Way
♦ 2013 – Ten Years Later: Six People Who Faced Adversity and Transformed Their Lives
♦ 2010 – Hoda: How I Survived War Zones, Bad Hair, Cancer, and Kathie Lee
