Folks, let's all congratulate Hoda Kotb as she celebrates a massive TV achievement on the Today show.
As a well-known personality on the longtime morning show, it's hard to imagine a time without seeing Hoda in studio 1A. But on April 6, Savannah Guthrie, Craig Melvin, Al Roker and Carson Daly all stopped the daily broadcast to commemorate Hoda's first appearance 25 years earlier. As a montage of clips from some of her first moments on the air rolled out for viewers, the journalist appeared shocked by the news of her reaching a major milestone during her time at NBC.
"Is that for real?" she asked her fellow co-hosts while they stood in Rockefeller Plaza. "25 years. Holy moly!"
While the quintet discussed with Hoda what it's been like to work on the Today show for more than two decades, she revealed that she didn't realize it was her accomplishment when she saw "anniversary" in the daily lineup. Instead, the Making Space podcast host explained she thought the date held significance to Savannah and her husband, Michael Feldman.
"I saw 'anniversary' [and] I was like, 'Oh, is it you and Mike?' But you already had your anniversary," she said on the show. "No, it's you! Happy anniversary — aren't we lucky?" Savannah replied back. "We are blessed. Yes we are," Al added.
Just like the I Really Needed This Today author upon finding out the news, Today show fans couldn't help but be shocked by Hoda's tenure. Due to the unique milestone, many viewers immediately took to the comments section on TikTok to share kind words with her.
"Congrats Hoda on 25 years at NBC!!!" one person wrote. "Wow CONGRATULATIONS 🍾🥰," a different user added. "We loveeeeeeee Hoda 🥰🥰🥰🥰 congrats," another follower rejoiced.
As much as the TV personality's first appearance on the air marks a major career moment, it's not the only thing she's celebrating at NBC. A day later on April 7, Today With Hoda and Jenna's social team took to Instagram to honor the four year anniversary of her and Jenna Bush Hager anchoring the fourth hour segment together.
We can't wait to see what else Hoda brings in her next 25 years on Today!
As the entertainment and news associate editor for Good Housekeeping, Adrianna (she/her) writes about everything TV, movies, music and pop culture. She graduated from Yeshiva University with a B.A. in journalism and a minor in business management. She covers shows like The Rookie, 9-1-1 and Grey's Anatomy, though when she’s not watching the latest show on Netflix, she’s taking martial arts or drinking way too much coffee.
