Viewers of NBC‘s Today grew worried over the past week as regular co-host Hoda Kotb disappeared from the show without warning or explanation; however, we now have an answer for her absence.
On Wednesday (March 1) morning’s broadcast, Kotb’s co-worker Craig Melvin shed some gentle on the state of affairs. “As for Hoda, we know some of you are wondering how she’s doing. We can tell you that Hoda is okay, she has a family health matter that she’s been dealing with,” Melvin mentioned.
“We look forward to seeing Hoda and Savannah [Guthrie] back on the desk,” he added.
Both @SavannahGuthrie and @HodaKotb are off right now, with Savannah recovering from a constructive COVID-19 analysis. As for Hoda, she is okay and dealing with a household well being matter. We’re sending our like to them each and might’t wait to see them within the studio quickly 🧡 pic.twitter.com/EcfVV1zsac
— TODAY (@TODAYshow) March 1, 2023
Guthrie can also be absent from the morning program as she examined constructive for COVID-19 whereas the present was on the air on Tuesday. Fellow co-host Sheinelle Jones defined that Guthrie “wasn’t feeling great,” so she took a COVID take a look at, which got here again constructive. “As soon as we found out, she rushed home to rest up. So Savannah, we love you, wishing you a speedy recovery,” Jones mentioned on Tuesday’s episode.
With Kotb’s and now Guthrie’s non permanent absences, Today has seen numerous hosts filling in over the previous week, together with Today third Hour‘s Jones and Craig Melvin, NBC News Now‘s Tom Llamas, and Sunday Today‘s Willie Geist.
Fans had become concerned about Kotb after the veteran broadcaster shared a cryptic social media post on February 26, which read, “Sometimes miracles are just people with kind hearts.” She followed this up on February 27 with a graphic that said, “Choose hope.”
“Thank you, The Today Show for keep all of us informed on their status. After watching both of them for years, I like many were concerned,” wrote one fan on Twitter.
“God’s velocity for each Savannah and Hoda. Two inspiring leaders. Two dynamic ladies. Two superior individuals. Be effectively. Speedy restoration needs,” tweeted one other.
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