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Jenna Bush Hager Says NBC Forbade Her From Saying 'Y'all' on 'Today'

Jenna Bush Hager revealed that NBC instructed her not to use the phrase 'y'all' on air when she first joined the 'Today' show

Over the years, Bush Hager has let her personality shine on the NBC morning show, especially since taking on her role as Kotb’s fourth hour of Today cohost in 2019. She has also shown off her love of her home state, taking the show down to Austin for a pair of special Texas Takeover episodes in October. “This is how she starts off our staff meeting: ‘One time Hoda left a party with my purse,’” Kotb, 60, recalled during the Wednesday, October 9, episode of Today.

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