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Hoda Kotb Toasts A Sweet Farewell To 'Today' Cohost Kathie Lee Gifford
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Mar. 27 2019, Published 7:20 p.m. ET
It was a bittersweet good-bye for Kathie Lee Gifford when her Today show friends and colleagues threw her a farewell party on Tuesday, March 26. Longtime cohost and BFF Hoda Kotb, Al Roker and more came out to toast their friend, who will be departing from Today on April 5.
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The event was held at the Times Square Edition hotel in Manhattan. Hoda and Kathie Lee matched in sleeveless all-white jumpsuits for the bash.
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The women got wild on bikes that came fully equipped with built-in margarita jugs!
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Friends like Carson Daly, Andy Cohen, Lester Holt, Savannah Guthrie and more all came out to raise a glass to Kathie Lee.
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Hoda became an anchor for the Today show in 2007 and Kathie Lee joined her just a year later.
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Kathie Lee announced the news that she will be leaving the show in December 2018. But her exact departure date was not revealed until last month. Jenna Bush Hager will be replacing her as the new anchor of the fourth hour of the show.
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