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Laura Jarrett Subs on 'Today' With Hoda Amid Replacement Rumors


Laura Jarrett filled in for Jenna Bush Hager on 'Today With Hoda and Jenna' amid rumors she will take over for Hoda Kotb after her exit next year

Jarrett’s Hoda & Jenna guest host gig comes amid rumors that she will take over Kotb’s role as Bush Hager’s fourth cohost and Savannah Guthrie ’s Today coanchor when she leaves the NBC morning show early next year. “The big contender who everyone at the network is talking about is Laura Jarrett,” an NBC insider exclusively told Us Weekly on September 26. Nathan Congleton/NBCWhile announcing her Today exit, Kotb explained that turning 60 and wanting to spend more time with her daughters — Haley, 7, and Hope, 5 — played a big role in her decision to leave the show.

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