As mentioned, it was a final day full of surprises for Hoda, and one of those surprises arrived when her former co-host, Kathie Lee Gifford ... with you and with Regis [Philbin], two very ...

Kathie Lee Gifford is an American television presenter, singer and author. She co-hosted Live with Regis and Kathie Lee for 15 years with the late Regis Philbin, and presented Today with Kathie ...

She joined “Today” in 2008 alongside Gifford to co-host the lighthearted ... “Sixteen years ago, I sat next to Kathie Lee, and she changed my life. She chose me. And truth be told, I was ...

Hoda Kotb appeared on her final episode of the 'Today' show on Friday, January 10, after announcing her exit in September ...

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 ...

“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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

Hoda Kotb's former co-host Kathie Lee Gifford made a surprise return to the show to send her former partner in daytime and wine at NBC. In a video tribute, she told Kotb: "You are so beloved.