Sameha Kotb. Hoda was a college student at Virginia Tech when she lost her father, Abdel Kotb, who died of a heart attack in ...

Hoda Kotb was beaming when it was announced that Craig Melvin would be replacing her on Today amid her departure from the ...

Hoda Kotb and Craig Melvin had a secret code phrase for referring to him replacing her ahead of the official announcement on ...

Hoda Kotb still has some time before she closes out her journey anchoring at Today. However, she already has an idea of how she plans to spend her first day off. "I thought about it actually.