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Jenna Bush Hager Reveals Why Hoda Kotb Still Wakes Up Before 5 A.M.

Jenna Bush Hager reveals how often she chats with her former 'Today' cohost Hoda Kotb and details their post-'Today' friendship

Kotb and Bush Hager joined NBC’s Today in 2007 and 2009, respectively, and went on to cohost the show’s fourth hour together following Kathie Lee Gifford’s 2019 exit. Kotb paid tribute to her former onscreen partner in a heartfelt video message during her final episode on January 10, stating, “I can hardly even say her name without laughing out loud, but that is not the part I fell in love with. Though Kotb has not appeared in front of the Today show cameras since her exit, she paid a behind-the-scenes visit to Bush Hager before an episode of Jenna & Friends last month.

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