Hoda Kotb is an Egyptian-American broadcast journalist, television personality, and author. She is the co-anchor of NBC's Today Show. Kotb has been with NBC News for over 20 years.
Kotb was born in Norman, Oklahoma, to Egyptian Coptic Orthodox parents. She graduated from Fort Hamilton High School in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. Kotb then attended Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia, where she studied broadcast journalism.
Kotb began her career as a news assistant at WXIA-TV in Atlanta, Georgia. She then worked as a reporter and weekend anchor at WWL-TV in New Orleans, Louisiana. Kotb joined NBC News in 1998 as a correspondent, working in the New York bureau.
In 2008, Kotb was named the co-anchor of NBC's Today Show's 4th hour, alongside Kathie Lee Gifford. Kotb has also been a fill-in anchor on NBC Nightly News and Dateline NBC.
Kotb has won several awards, including an Emmy Award and a Peabody Award.
According to Celebrity Net Worth, Hoda Kotb has a net worth of $30 million.