01of 09The End of an EraNathan Congleton/GettyKathie Lee Giffordis leaving theTodayshow after over a decade.Gifford, 65, made the announcement to fans as she opened the show’s fourth hour with co-hostHoda Kotb.“I have something to share with everybody, and it’s bittersweet as these things always are,” she began. “It’s an exciting time for me, and I’m thrilled about all the projects that are coming up. But it’s also hard … because I love everybody here so much.”Gifford will stay with the show through her 11th anniversary on April 7, 2019.02of 09Jenna Bush HagerAstrid Stawiarz/GettyTheTodaycorrespondent is perhaps the most likely to fill the empty seat.After joining the morning news show in 2009 as a correspondent and contributor, Bush Hager has become a regular. Along with filling in as the Orange Room anchor from time to time, she has even filled in for Gifford before. Bonus points for her delightful chemisty with Kotb.03of 09Dylan DreyerSunnier days could be in the forecast for Dreyer, who currently works as the weather anchor for NBC News but is certainly no stranger to theTodaycast. She rotates with Sheinelle Jones in the Orange Room onWeekend Todayand often appears onTodayweekdays as a weather correspondent.04of 09Al RokerMediaPunch/REX/ShutterstockPerhaps on of theTodayshow’s most recognizable faces, Roker has been with the news program for over two decades.While his primary role is as the weather man, he often joins his fellow co-hosts to discuss the news. In fact, he co-hosted the third hour of theTodayshow for five years before it was canceled in 2017 in favor ofMegyn Kelly Today(which has also been canceled.) Is it once again time for Roker to shine?05of 09Sheinelle JonesDavid Buchan/Variety/REX/ShutterstockThe Saturday co-anchor ofWeekend Todayhas frequently contributed to the weekday program and has filled in as a substitute for numerous anchors over the years.06of 09Sara HainesSara Haines.Frazer Harrison/GettyHaines has a long history with theTodayshow. She first joined as a production coordinator in 2002 after completing the highly-competitive NBC Page Program. In 2009, she became the show’s fourth hour contributing correspondent until she departed in 2013.After working as the pop news anchor forGood Morning Americaon the weekends for several years, she took her hosting gig to the weekdays onThe Viewfor the show’s 20th season.She returned toGMAto co-host alongside Michael Strahan in September. But could she be swayed back to ABC’s rival network?07of 09John CenaCena is a regular, and beloved, guest of Gifford and Kotb during the fourth hour — though it might be hard to fit the gig into his hectic and ever-growing wrestling and acting schedule. We know he can connect with viewers, though — who can forget hisemotional pleato ex Nikki Bella on the air?08of 09Kyle RichardsNoel Vasquez/GettyKotb once suggested Richards as a potential co-host during an appearance onWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen.“I think I’d go with Kyle,” she said when a caller asked who from theReal Housewives of Beverly Hillscast would best be fit for Giffords' job.09of 09Bethenny FrankelMichael Simon/startraksphoto.comSpeaking ofHousewives, Frankel has been a longtime friend of Kotb’s and hasappeared on theTodayshownumerous times.Frankel’s own talk showBethennyran for two years on Fox.
01of 09The End of an EraNathan Congleton/GettyKathie Lee Giffordis leaving theTodayshow after over a decade.Gifford, 65, made the announcement to fans as she opened the show’s fourth hour with co-hostHoda Kotb.“I have something to share with everybody, and it’s bittersweet as these things always are,” she began. “It’s an exciting time for me, and I’m thrilled about all the projects that are coming up. But it’s also hard … because I love everybody here so much.”Gifford will stay with the show through her 11th anniversary on April 7, 2019.
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The End of an Era
Nathan Congleton/Getty
Kathie Lee Giffordis leaving theTodayshow after over a decade.
Gifford, 65, made the announcement to fans as she opened the show’s fourth hour with co-hostHoda Kotb.
“I have something to share with everybody, and it’s bittersweet as these things always are,” she began. “It’s an exciting time for me, and I’m thrilled about all the projects that are coming up. But it’s also hard … because I love everybody here so much.”
Gifford will stay with the show through her 11th anniversary on April 7, 2019.
02of 09Jenna Bush HagerAstrid Stawiarz/GettyTheTodaycorrespondent is perhaps the most likely to fill the empty seat.After joining the morning news show in 2009 as a correspondent and contributor, Bush Hager has become a regular. Along with filling in as the Orange Room anchor from time to time, she has even filled in for Gifford before. Bonus points for her delightful chemisty with Kotb.
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Jenna Bush Hager
Astrid Stawiarz/Getty
TheTodaycorrespondent is perhaps the most likely to fill the empty seat.
After joining the morning news show in 2009 as a correspondent and contributor, Bush Hager has become a regular. Along with filling in as the Orange Room anchor from time to time, she has even filled in for Gifford before. Bonus points for her delightful chemisty with Kotb.
03of 09Dylan DreyerSunnier days could be in the forecast for Dreyer, who currently works as the weather anchor for NBC News but is certainly no stranger to theTodaycast. She rotates with Sheinelle Jones in the Orange Room onWeekend Todayand often appears onTodayweekdays as a weather correspondent.
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Dylan Dreyer
Sunnier days could be in the forecast for Dreyer, who currently works as the weather anchor for NBC News but is certainly no stranger to theTodaycast. She rotates with Sheinelle Jones in the Orange Room onWeekend Todayand often appears onTodayweekdays as a weather correspondent.
04of 09Al RokerMediaPunch/REX/ShutterstockPerhaps on of theTodayshow’s most recognizable faces, Roker has been with the news program for over two decades.While his primary role is as the weather man, he often joins his fellow co-hosts to discuss the news. In fact, he co-hosted the third hour of theTodayshow for five years before it was canceled in 2017 in favor ofMegyn Kelly Today(which has also been canceled.) Is it once again time for Roker to shine?
04of 09
Al Roker
MediaPunch/REX/Shutterstock
Perhaps on of theTodayshow’s most recognizable faces, Roker has been with the news program for over two decades.
While his primary role is as the weather man, he often joins his fellow co-hosts to discuss the news. In fact, he co-hosted the third hour of theTodayshow for five years before it was canceled in 2017 in favor ofMegyn Kelly Today(which has also been canceled.) Is it once again time for Roker to shine?
05of 09Sheinelle JonesDavid Buchan/Variety/REX/ShutterstockThe Saturday co-anchor ofWeekend Todayhas frequently contributed to the weekday program and has filled in as a substitute for numerous anchors over the years.
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Sheinelle Jones
David Buchan/Variety/REX/Shutterstock
The Saturday co-anchor ofWeekend Todayhas frequently contributed to the weekday program and has filled in as a substitute for numerous anchors over the years.
06of 09Sara HainesSara Haines.Frazer Harrison/GettyHaines has a long history with theTodayshow. She first joined as a production coordinator in 2002 after completing the highly-competitive NBC Page Program. In 2009, she became the show’s fourth hour contributing correspondent until she departed in 2013.After working as the pop news anchor forGood Morning Americaon the weekends for several years, she took her hosting gig to the weekdays onThe Viewfor the show’s 20th season.She returned toGMAto co-host alongside Michael Strahan in September. But could she be swayed back to ABC’s rival network?
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Sara Haines
Sara Haines.Frazer Harrison/Getty
Haines has a long history with theTodayshow. She first joined as a production coordinator in 2002 after completing the highly-competitive NBC Page Program. In 2009, she became the show’s fourth hour contributing correspondent until she departed in 2013.
After working as the pop news anchor forGood Morning Americaon the weekends for several years, she took her hosting gig to the weekdays onThe Viewfor the show’s 20th season.
She returned toGMAto co-host alongside Michael Strahan in September. But could she be swayed back to ABC’s rival network?
07of 09John CenaCena is a regular, and beloved, guest of Gifford and Kotb during the fourth hour — though it might be hard to fit the gig into his hectic and ever-growing wrestling and acting schedule. We know he can connect with viewers, though — who can forget hisemotional pleato ex Nikki Bella on the air?
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John Cena
Cena is a regular, and beloved, guest of Gifford and Kotb during the fourth hour — though it might be hard to fit the gig into his hectic and ever-growing wrestling and acting schedule. We know he can connect with viewers, though — who can forget hisemotional pleato ex Nikki Bella on the air?
08of 09Kyle RichardsNoel Vasquez/GettyKotb once suggested Richards as a potential co-host during an appearance onWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen.“I think I’d go with Kyle,” she said when a caller asked who from theReal Housewives of Beverly Hillscast would best be fit for Giffords' job.
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Kyle Richards
Noel Vasquez/Getty
Kotb once suggested Richards as a potential co-host during an appearance onWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen.
“I think I’d go with Kyle,” she said when a caller asked who from theReal Housewives of Beverly Hillscast would best be fit for Giffords' job.
09of 09Bethenny FrankelMichael Simon/startraksphoto.comSpeaking ofHousewives, Frankel has been a longtime friend of Kotb’s and hasappeared on theTodayshownumerous times.Frankel’s own talk showBethennyran for two years on Fox.
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Bethenny Frankel
Michael Simon/startraksphoto.com
Speaking ofHousewives, Frankel has been a longtime friend of Kotb’s and hasappeared on theTodayshownumerous times.
Frankel’s own talk showBethennyran for two years on Fox.
source: people.com
