Hoda Kotb reveals what co-anchor Savannah Guthrie gave her for her last day hosting the Today show
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Hota Kotb revealed the thoughtful gift that Savannah Guthrie, her Today co-anchor, ahead of her last day on the show. Ahead of her final broadcast, the television personality, 60, opened up about the weeklong sendoff her co-workers have dubbed a 'Hoda-bration.'.
![[Ahead of her final broadcast, the television personality, 60, opened up about the weeklong sendoff her co-workers have dubbed a 'Hoda-bration.' She previously announced in September 2024 that she would be stepping down as co-anchor of the NBC show after three decades]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/10/07/93948697-0-image-m-100_1736493893867.jpg)
She previously announced in September 2024 that she would be stepping down as co-anchor of the NBC show after three decades. The journalist — who was overcome with emotion during an unexpected reunion on the show ahead of her departure — said she has received thoughtful gifts all week from her fans and colleagues.
![[The journalist said she has received thoughtful gifts all week from her fans and colleagues. As for the parting gift Guthrie gave her, she revealed it was a few sentimental gifts; pictured November 2018]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/10/07/93948621-0-image-a-95_1736493497585.jpg)
'I love it,' she told People on Thursday and added that her co-anchor Guthrie gave her a particularly sentimental group of gifts. 'I'm taking it, I'm wearing it, I'm drinking it, I'm eating it,' she said about all of the gifts she appreciates receiving. 'People are making cookies. I'm reading it. I mean, these cards, I can't with the cards.'.
![['I love it,' she told People on Thursday and added that her co-anchor Guthrie gave her a particularly sentimental group of gifts]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/10/07/93929839-14269799-image-a-101_1736494435693.jpg)
Hota Kotb revealed the thoughtful gift that Savannah Guthrie , her Today co-anchor, ahead of her last day on the show; pictured January 2019. She noted that the handwritten letters she has received are her 'favorite part' so far. As for the parting gift Guthrie gave her, she revealed it was very witty and thoughtful.
'Savannah gave me a box, and it said, "Open me now,"' she recalled. 'And it had two pom-poms in it. She said, "You've been cheering everyone on, so now I want you to take these pom poms from you."'. Kotb continued: 'She put in a clock with a shattered face, and she said, "Charlie broke it," which is, you know, I don't need an alarm clock anymore!.
