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Inside Jenna Bush Hager’s Quest for a New ‘Today’ Cohost: ‘Willie Geist Keeps Getting Mentioned’

Jenna Bush Hager is gearing up for her quest to find a new Today cohost and 'some frontrunners' have already emerged, an insider exclusively tells Closer.

“They want Jenna to stick around long term and to have a cohost that she enjoys working with, so they’re going to give her a lot of say in who they hire,” an insider exclusively tells Closer. “The network bosses have said they’re going to take their time with making this decision but they’re not going to let it drag on too long because there’s a risk that it could turn people off so they’re definitely walking a tight rope with this,” the insider maintains. “Everyone from Sheinelle Jones, who’s already a cohost on the show’s earlier hours, to E ’s Justin Sylvester and actress and comedian Heather McMahan have come up,” the second insider said.

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