Hoda Kotb Age, Height, Career, Personal life and Net worth

Hoda Kotb is a journalist, TV personality and author in America. She got fame after her big break by joining NBC News in 1998. She became widely recognized as a communicator for “Dateline NBC”. Hoda has attracted audiences towards her through her warm and charming presence.

Full Name	Hoda Kotb
Famous as	Hoda Kotb
Profession	Journalist, Author and Talk Show host
Famously known for	Co-anchor role at Today Show

Early Life of Hoda Kotb

Hoda Kotb born to Egyptian Muslim parents on August 9, 1964, in city of Norman, state of Oklahoma, USA. Her current residence is in Bronxville, New York. She is an American national and adheres strongly to her Muslim beliefs. Her father was “Abdel Kader Kotb” and her mother is “Sameha Kotb”. She has two siblings, a brother Adel and sister Hala.

Hoda Kotb attended the “Fort Hunt High School” and graduated in 1982. Later she also attended “Virginia Tech College” and in 1986, she graduated with a “Bachelor of Arts degree” in “broadcast journalism”.

Date of Birth	9 August 1964
Place of Birth	Norman in Oklahoma
Ethnicity	White
Religion	Islam
Nationality	American
Father name	Abdel Kader Kotb
Mother Name	Sameha Kotb
Siblings	Adel and Hala
College	Virginia Tech College

Career Life of Hoda Kotb

Hoda Kotb started her professional career from “CBS” associate “WXVT” in Greenville, state Mississippi. Later, she moved to “ABC” associate “WQAD” in Moline, state Illinois, from 1988 to 1989. From 1989 to 1991 she worked as an anchor and reporter at “CBS” associate “WINK” in Fort Myers, Florida. Then at “CBS” associate “WWL” in New Orleans, state Louisiana, from 1992 till 1998.

In April 1998, Hoda Kotb worked for “NBC News” as a journalist for “Dateline NBC” and all “NBC News platforms”. In September 2007, she became the first host of “Today’s first fourth-hour weekday morning broadcast”. In 2011, she was also in a promo video “I’m Gonna Love You Through It”, dedicated to survivors of cancer. Starting from 23 February 2015, she began hosting on “Sirius XM”. On 2nd January 2018, Hoda was named as the co-presenter of the “Today Show” with “Savannah Guthrie”. On 26 September 2025, she stepped down as the Today show’s co-anchor but would still continue with NBC in an unspecified role.

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Height, Age, Weight, Zodiac Sign and Net Worth

As of 2024, Hoda Kotb is 60 years old. She has a height of 5 ft 7 in (1.75 m) and she weighs about 70 kgs (155 lbs). Her zodiac sign is Leo. Hoda’s estimated net worth is about $30 million. She gained this fortune mainly through her outstanding career in journalism Today Show mainly, television work, also as a bestselling author and numerous endorsement deals.

Height	5 ft 7 in (1.75 m)
Age	60 years old
Weight	70 kgs (155 lbs)
Zodiac Sign	Leo
Net Worth	$30 million

Personal Life of Hoda Kotb

Hoda Kotb married “University of New Orleans tennis coach”, “Burzis Kanga” in 2005 but this marriage ended in a divorce three years later(2008). Later she began dating a “New York financier Joel Schiffman” in 2013. She also adopted two daughters, first one, Haley Joy Kotb on 21 February 2017 and second one, Hope Catherine Kotb on 16 April 2019. On 25 November 2019, she said on Today show that they got engaged. But later on 31 January 2022 she announced that her engagement with Joel had ended.

Interesting Facts

Hoda Kotb has brown eyes and dark brown hair.

She has 514 K followers on Facebook.

Hoda has 1.2 million followers on Twitter X.

On Instagram, she has about 2.5 million followers.

In 2007, Hoda was diagnosed with breast cancer and the same year got it treated through multiple surgeries.

Awards and Achievements

Award	Years	Purpose of receiving
“Edward R. Murrow Award”	“2002	“For reporting”
“Gracie Awards”	“2003 and 2008
“Headliner Award”	“2004”	“For Dateline NBC’s “Saving Dane – Adoptees Rage”
“Peabody Award”	“2006”	“For Dateline NBC’s “The Education of Ms. Groves”
“Headliner Award”	“2007”
“Alfred I. duPont–Columbia University Award”	“2008”
“Daytime Emmy Award”	“2010, 2011 and 2012”	“For Outstanding Morning Program” (Today show)
“Webby Award”	“2015”	“For Online Film & Video – Public Service & Activism” “Truly Brave”
“Gracie Award”	“2015”	“For Outstanding Host in News/Non-fiction”
“Gracie Award”	“2016”	“For Outstanding Host in Entertainment/Information”
Included in “Time magazine’s 100 Most Influential People”	“2018”
“Daytime Emmy Award”	“2019”	“For Outstanding Informative Talk Show Host”
“Matrix Award”	“October 2021”

Highlights

Books

Book	Releasing Date
“Hoda: How I Survived War Zones, Bad Hair, Cancer, and Kathie Lee” (autobiography)	“October 2010”
“Ten Years Later: Six People Who Faced Adversity and Transformed Their Lives”	“15 January 2013”
“Where They Belong: The Best Decisions People Almost Never Made”	“2016”
“I’ve Loved You Since Forever”	“2018”
“You Are My Happy”	“March 2019”
“I Really Needed This Today”	“October 2019”
“This Just Speaks to Me”	“October 2020”