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Hoda Kotb
Hoda Kotb
Born	August 9, 1964 (age 60); Norman, Oklahoma, U.S.
Status	Divorced
Education	Virginia Tech
Occupation	Television personality
Years active	1986–present
Notable credit(s)	Dateline NBC (1998–present); Your Total Health (2004–2007); Today Show (2007–present);
Website	http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3949160

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Hoda Kotb (/[invalid input: 'icon']ˈhoʊdə ˈkɒtbiː/; Arabic: هدى قطب Hudā Quṭb; born August 9, 1964) is an Egyptian-American television news anchor and TV host known as the co-host of the fourth hour of Today with Kathie Lee Gifford. She won a Daytime Emmy in 2010 as part of The Today Show team.

Life

Kotb was born in Norman, Oklahoma, but grew up in Morgantown, West Virginia.^[1] Her parents are from Egypt. Kotb and her family lived in Egypt for a year, as well as Nigeria.^[2] In Arabic, the name "Hoda" means "guidance", and is very popular among Arab women. The surname "Kotb" means "the pole", as in North or South Pole, and is a common surname among Egyptians. For a period during her career, she spelled her surname Kotbe to aid in pronunciation; she has since reverted to using the original form, Kotb.^[3]

In 1986, she graduated from Virginia Tech with a Bachelor of Arts in broadcast journalism.^[1] She is a member of the Delta Delta Delta sorority.^[4]

She was the keynote speaker at her alma mater for the 2008 Virginia Tech graduation, where she played Metallica's "Enter Sandman" over her iPod.^[5]

In 2010, she was elected to a three-year term to the Virginia Tech Alumni Association Board of Directors.^[6]

Hoda wrote a New York Times Bestselling Book, Hoda: How I Survived War Zones, Bad Hair, Cancer, and Kathie Lee, which was released in hardcover in October, 2010.

On January 15, 2013, she released her second book Ten Years Later: Six People Who Faced Adversity and Transformed Their Lives, in which she chronicles six stories by identifying a game-changing event in her subjects’ lives and then revisiting those lives a decade later.

Career

Kotb appears on the fourth hour of the Today Show. She co-hosts along with Kathie Lee Gifford. She has also been a correspondent for NBC's Dateline since 1998.

Appearances

1986: CBS News - news assistant Cairo, Egypt
1986–1989: Morning anchor and general assignment reporter WQAD-TV, ABC Moline, Illinois and anchor WXVT-TV, CBS Greenville and Greenwood, Mississippi
1989–1991: Weekend anchor and reporter WINK-TV Fort Myers, Florida
1992–1998: Anchor and reporter WWL-TV, CBS New Orleans, Louisiana
1998–present: Dateline NBC correspondent.
2004–2007: Host of the weekly syndicated series Your Total Health
2007–present: Co-host of the fourth hour of Today with Kathie Lee Gifford.

Personal life

In 2005, Kotb married former U.N.O. tennis coach Burzis Kanga.^[7] The marriage ended in divorce two years later.

In March 2007, Kotb underwent a mastectomy and reconstructive surgery for breast cancer, and has since become an advocate for breast cancer awareness.^[8] Kotb allowed Today Show cameras to follow her throughout her cancer battle. After she was announced cancer-free, her story was documented on the show.

References

^ ^a ^b Kimberly Brown (2008). "'Today' show anchor to inspire young journalists at WVU May Commencement". West Virginia University. Retrieved 2009-05-01. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ She has a brother Adel and a sister Hala. Her mother Sameha ("Sami") works at the Library of Congress. MSNBC profile
^ Clarification on names added to page at request of subject's mother, February 20, 2009 to correct a tabloid's erroneous statement that Kotb's birth name was Choda Kotb.
^ "Tri Delta - Mythbusters". Tri Delta. Retrieved 2012-04-29.
^ Greg Esposito (2008). "At Tech graduation, laughs to leave by". The Roanoke Times. Retrieved 2009-05-01.
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^ "Hope From Hoda". Livingneworleans.com. 1999-02-22. Retrieved 2012-11-13.
^ Hoda Kotb (2008). "Your life after cancer is better than the one before". MSNBC. Retrieved 2008-12-11. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

External links

Official MSNBC bio
"Calling Helen Thomas" by David Chambers in Saudi Aramco World
Hoda Kotb on Twitter

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[wvutoday-1] Kimberly Brown (2008). "'Today' show anchor to inspire young journalists at WVU May Commencement". West Virginia University. Retrieved 2009-05-01. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[2] She has a brother Adel and a sister Hala. Her mother Sameha ("Sami") works at the Library of Congress. MSNBC profile

[3] Clarification on names added to page at request of subject's mother, February 20, 2009 to correct a tabloid's erroneous statement that Kotb's birth name was Choda Kotb.

[4] "Tri Delta - Mythbusters". Tri Delta. Retrieved 2012-04-29.

[5] Greg Esposito (2008). "At Tech graduation, laughs to leave by". The Roanoke Times. Retrieved 2009-05-01.

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[7] "Hope From Hoda". Livingneworleans.com. 1999-02-22. Retrieved 2012-11-13.

[8] Hoda Kotb (2008). "Your life after cancer is better than the one before". MSNBC. Retrieved 2008-12-11. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

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+'''Hoda Kotb''' ({{IPAc-en|icon|ˈ|h|oʊ|d|ə|_|ˈ|k|ɒ|t|b|iː}}; {{lang-ar|هدى قطب}} ''Hudā Quṭb''; born August 9, 1964) is an Egyptian-American [[television]] news anchor and TV host known as the co-host of the fourth hour of ''[[Today (NBC program)|Today]]'' with [[Kathie Lee Gifford]]. She won a [[Daytime Emmy]] in 2010 as part of The Today Show team.
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