Jenna Bush Hager To Replace Kathie Lee Gifford On Fourth Hour Of TODAY

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Jenna Bush Hager is set to replace Kathie Lee Gifford on the fourth hour of TODAY. She will join Hoda Kotb after Gifford steps away, as previously announced, in April.

Bush Hager is currently seen across different hours of the show. Read more about the news from The Hollywood Reporter here!

A playwright, producer, singer, songwriter and actress, Gifford has starred in numerous television programs and movies in her 40-year career. She has her own record label and has written several musicals including Broadway's SCANDALOUS, which received a Tony nomination for Best Actress in 2012. Gifford also starred on Broadway in "Putting it Together" and "Annie." She recently debuted three new songs, "Love Me to Death", "He Saw Jesus" and "Jesus Is His Name" with Grammy-winning, Brett James. Each song debuted #1 on iTunes. She has just wrapped principal photography on THEN CAME YOU, a film she has written, produced and starred in alongside Craig Ferguson. Gifford co-wrote all eight songs for the movie, alongside Brett James. Gifford authored four NY Times bestselling books including "The Rock, The Road and the Rabbi", "Just When I Thought I'd Dropped My Last Egg," "I Can't Believe I Said That," and the popular children's book "Party Animals." This October she'll be releasing a new children's book called, "The Gift That I Can Give." She also launched GIFFT, a line of wine with the Scheid Family Vineyards in Monterey, CA. Gifford lends support to numerous children's organizations including Childhelp and the Association to Benefit Children, which spawned Cassidy's Place and Cody House, named after her two children. A devoted humanitarian, she received an honorary degree from Marymount University for her humanitarian work in labor relations.

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