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Why Is Hoda Kotb Missing From ‘Today’? Updates Amid Absence From 1st Portion of Morning Show


Why was Hoda Kotb absent from the first portion of the Today show on October 23, 2024? Savannah Guthrie revealed why her cohost skipped the early segment.

While Hoda Kotb shocked fans when she announced her decision to leave the Today show in 2025, many viewers were surprised when she was missing from the first portion of the October 23, 2024, episode. Savannah Guthrie quickly set the record straight by explaining that Hoda wasn’t appearing on the show because she was busy working on an assignment. I saw it all so clearly: my broadcast career has been beyond meaningful, a new decade of my life lies ahead, and now my daughters and my mom need and deserve a bigger slice of my time pie.

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