The Today group is filled with beloved TV veterans like Jenna Bush Hager, Hoda Kotb, Savannah Guthrie and extra. In February 2023, followers grew involved and confused after a internet hosting shake-up led to some modifications on the information desk. Scroll under for extra particulars on whether or not Jenna remains to be on the speak present.
Is Jenna Bush Hager Still on ‘Today’?
Jenna’s work on Today truly began lengthy earlier than she was formally made a cohost on this system in 2019. She had labored as a correspondent and contributor for the community and its official web site starting in 2009. When Kathie Lee Gifford introduced she was leaving the sequence in late 2018, the previous first daughter took her place on the information desk.
Alongside Hoda, Jenna has showcased all elements of her bubbly character, together with her humor, love for studying and private anecdotes about her father George W. Bush’s time within the White House. The cohosts have laughed collectively, cried collectively and have fashioned a friendship outdoors of TV.
On February 24, 2023, Jenna took her common spot on the information desk, however Hoda was noticeably lacking from the episode. The Where We Belong writer was additionally absent from Today in a number of episodes that adopted, with lots of her colleagues like Craig Melvin, Willie Geist, Sheinelle Jones and extra filling in for Hoda on the information desk. Savannah was additionally lacking from the sequence concurrently her costar.
On Wednesday, March 1, Hoda’s cohosts gave viewers an replace on her absence from the sequence.
“We talked about that Savannah and Hoda are each off. Savannah, she’s residence after a optimistic COVID check yesterday. We are wishing our buddy a speedy restoration,” Craig stated at first of the episode. “And as for Hoda, we all know quite a lot of you’ve got been questioning how she’s doing. We can let you know that Hoda’s OK. She’s obtained a household well being matter that she’s been coping with, so we look ahead to seeing Hoda and Savannah again on the desk actual, actual quickly.”
That identical day, Jenna was joined by Willie to anchor Today With Hoda & Jenna.
“Willie is in for Hoda,” Jenna stated throughout this system. “And we simply need to allow you to all know that we heard you, and Hoda is OK. She’s simply obtained a household well being matter that she’s been coping with. We adore her, we’re sending our like to her and he or she’s going to be again, proper right here, very, very quickly.”
Is Jenna Bush Hager Leaving Today?
While she has taken a while off previously to spend time along with her children, Mila, Poppy and Hal, whom she shares along with her husband, Henry Hager, Jenna has not introduced any plans to go away Today. In truth, she celebrated an enormous milestone on the present on Thursday, March 2 — the four-year anniversary of her guide membership, Read With Jenna.
“I simply need to say thanks to all of our readers, our unimaginable authors, y’all have modified my life so thanks a lot and there’s at all times room for extra of y’all,” she stated throughout a particular section of the episode in entrance of the gang at Rockefeller Plaza.
