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Hoda Kotb Returns to Today Show as Co-Host for Savannah Guthrie Amid Family Crisis
Hoda Kotb is set to return to the Today show on Monday as co-host for Savannah Guthrie while another host is on vacation. This follows Guthrie's absence due to her mother's abduction from her Arizona home on February 1. Kotb previously filled in during Guthrie's time away and provided support during an emotional interview about the ongoing search.
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This arrangement comes while Craig Melvin is away on vacation. Kotb left her full-time position at the NBC morning program last year and has since focused on other projects, including plans to promote a new health app.
Kotb previously stepped in to cover for Guthrie after her mother was abducted from her Tucson, Arizona home on February 1. Guthrie took time off to be with her family during the search. She returned to the show last week after being away for an extended period.
Sources described the decision to have Kotb return this week as straightforward, citing the established relationship between the two anchors. The show producers selected Kotb to provide continuity as Guthrie adjusts to being back at work.
Search Guthrie, aged 54, spoke with Kotb in her first television interview since her mother's disappearance.
In the interview, Guthrie expressed the family's distress over the situation.
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