Gifford and Kotb co-hosted the morning talk show "Today with Kathie Lee and Hoda" for 11 years before Jenna Bush Hager replaced the former in 2018.

After claiming she was too "busy" to send off Kotb in person, Gifford surprised her former co-host on 'Today with Hoda & Jenna' and sent her off with a toast

Before there was Hoda & Jenna, there was Kathie ... on the show. Gifford co-hosted the fourth hour of Today with Kotb between 2008 and 2019 until she was succeeded by Jenna Bush Hager.

Kathie Lee Gifford left jaws on the floor when she made a sensational return to Today on Friday. The 71-year-old was part of the send-off for Hoda Kotb, who after 17 years left the show on January 10, and appeared in a video message during Hoda's last episode of Today with Hoda & Jenna.

Today, Kathie Lee Gifford is sending off her ... and that wasn’t going to work with me.” As Gifford, Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager toasted their beloved friend, Gifford stated, “I think I ...

Kathie Lee Gifford surprised her former Today fourth hour co-host Hoda Kotb in honor of her last day. One last toast for Hoda Kotb. And fittingly, her former cohost Kathie Lee Gifford was the one to do it. In honor of the long-time Today anchor’s final day Jan.10, the former Kathie Lee & Hoda host made a surprise appearance.

After a weeklong "Hoda-bration," Hoda Kotb's final day on 'Today' will be Jan. 10. Kotb's fourth-hour co-host, Jenna Bush Hager, also tells PEOPLE what she will miss most about working with her.

Kotb had a tear-filled morning, as she also got choked up during the first two morning hours while co-anchoring “Today” with Savannah Guthrie.

Gifford left "Kathie Lee & Hoda" in April 2019 and was later replaced by former first daughter and longtime NBC personality Jenna Bush Hager, the publishing and literary heavyweight. Final show recap: Hoda Kotb bids tearful'Today' show farewell "I fell in ...

Kathie Lee Gifford surprised her former co-host, Hoda Kotb, during the latter’s last day on “Today.” During the show’s fourth hour, Jenna Bush Hager aired a video message from “a very ...

Kathie Lee Gifford ... Day' (Exclusive) Gifford said she was "sorry to miss your big day, but you know I'm very busy," which made both Kotb and her co-host Jenna Bush Hager laugh, before appearing ...

"Today" was a "Kathie Lee & Hoda" reunion at 30 Rock. On Friday's "Hoda-bration" on the first two hours of the NBC morning show, Hoda Kotb's former co-host Kathie Lee Gifford made a surprise ...