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Hoda Kotb

(1964) Journalist Egypt

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Hoda Kotb is a journalist from Egypt, best known for This Just Speaks to Me.

Quick Facts About Hoda Kotb

Born: August 9, 1964
Nationality: Egypt
Profession: Journalist
Notable works: This Just Speaks to Me
Known for: Today, Dateline NBC

About Hoda Kotb

Hoda Kotb is an American broadcast journalist, television personality, and author. She was the main co-anchor of the NBC News morning show Today from 2018 to 2025, and co-host of its entertainment-focused fourth hour from 2007 to 2025. Kotb also formerly served as a correspondent for the television news magazine program Dateline NBC.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

Time 100 Peabody Awards Edward R. Murrow Award The Matrix Awards Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Informative Talk Show Host

Quotes by Hoda Kotb

I try to live in a little bit of my own joy and not let people steal it or take it.

Bits

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I wake up at 4:15 A.M., get some coffee, turn on the news, see what's happening, go clickety-clack on the web to…

Awake

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I don't want to be 'the girl with cancer' ... I just didn't want that to be my only thing. But it…

Bigs

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My style is streamlined, sophisticated and simple, so I usually go for a dress. No matching involved. I am bad at matching!…

Am

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“He said breast cancer is part of you,’’ Hoda recalled. “He said it's like going to college or getting married or working…

Breast cancer

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Life's not perfect. Some loose ends may never get trimmed up and tidied.

Ends

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I'm a disorganized mess. My purse is gross: I once found a shoulder pad, string cheese, and a Christmas ornament in it!

Cheese

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From time to time, I'll look back through the personal journals I've scribbled in throughout my life, the keepers of my raw…

Breast cancer

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If you fall-and trust me, you will- make sure you fall on your back. Because if you fall on your back, you…

Fall

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Having cancer empowered me to take more risks. I knew beating cancer was going to shape me, but it wasn't going to…

Beating

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I think credibility is one of those things that, if you work hard and you get it by standing in the trenches…

Credibility

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I've had weight issues all my life. I've been on all the diets: Atkins, liquid protein, Scarsdale diet. Now I go to…

Diets

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I run in Central Park as the sun comes up. Some may mistake it for walking, but I swear I am running.…

Central park

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When my shoes are killing me, I take a maxi pad and put it in the bottom of my shoe. It is…

Any

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I'm good at picking friends.

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I'm an optimist, so I think everything can be worked out and fixed. But from having cancer I learned that even if…

Broken

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“Don’t hog your journey,’’ Duane recalled telling her. “Share your journey with others, and you’re a power of example. Think of what…

Inspirational

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If we all helped one person, wouldn't the world be an unbelievable place?

Persons

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If you have a friend or family member with breast cancer, try not to look at her with 'sad eyes.' Treat her…

Breast cancer

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“I like the pace of my world. It's busy, but for me, the less I do the lazier I get.”

Busy

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I can't remember a time when my mom didn't work. She has forever been on the move: a go-getter. When my brother…

Brother

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There are two types of people: The ones who give you 50 reasons it can't be done ... and the ones who…

Done

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When you're a big girl like me, you want someone who makes you feel diminutive. I think fat guys are sexy.

Big girl

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To this day, my mom's unsinkable spirit is an inspiration to me. For nearly thirty years, she's worked at the Library of…

Along

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Having cancer empowered me to take more risks. I knew beating cancer was going to shape me, but it wasnt going to…

Beat cancer

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Hoda Kotb by topic

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