“We closed down the Rainbow Room!” Before “Today,” Gifford co-hosted “Live with Regis and Kathie Lee” with Regis Philbin for 12 years. “The one thing I had in common with ...

Gifford explained she was hesitant to return to daytime television after having hosted Live With Regis & Kathie Lee for 15 years with the late Regis Philbin – until she finally agreed to meet Kotb.

Kotb and Gifford hosted “Today with Kathie Lee & Hoda” from 2008 until Gifford’s departure in 2019. Gifford was replaced by Jenna Bush Hager, who has remained Kotb’s co-host since. Gifford recalled ...

Today, Kathie Lee Gifford is sending off her old pal ... Every time I was with Hoda, the one thing I had in common with you and with Regis (Philbin) — two very, very different people ...

And fittingly, her former cohost Kathie Lee Gifford was the one to do it ... after Kathie Lee spent most of her daytime career alongside Regis Philbin. “I wasn’t interested in coming back ...

Kathie Lee Gifford surprised her former co-host ... “The one thing I had in common with you, and with Regis –– two very, very different people –– I look forward every single day to ...

Kathie Lee Gifford made a surprise appearance on Hoda ... Every time I was with Hoda, the one thing I had in common with you and with Regis (Philbin) — two very, very different people ...

Kathie Lee Gifford surprises Hoda Kotb for last day ... Every time I was with Hoda, the one thing I had in common with you and with Regis (Philbin) — two very, very different people — I ...