A year ago, Hoda Kotb was two months into her newly embraced quasi-retirement from NBC’s TODAY, having delivered her then-final episode in early January, with Craig Melvin sliding into her vacated spot alongside Savannah Guthrie. Unfortunately, the daytime program’s dynamic was upended in February when Guthrie’s mother Nancy went missing, spurring the longtime co-anchor to step back from her daily TV duties as the investigation got underway. Now, nearly six weeks later, rumors have surfaced that suggest Kotb aims to stick around. That outcome would likely be a boon to show producers and NBC News execs who have been struggling to maintain a sense of status quo despite the personal turmoil at play behind the scenes. But Kotb’s potential push to reclaim her former anchor seat could have dour ramifications, depending largely on whether or not Savannah Guthrie will return to TODAY in the future. Though Kotb initially bid farewell to her TODAY family in order to spend more quality time with her biological squad, particularly her daughters Haley and Hope, she rather quickly and selflessly stepped up to fill in the void soon after Guthrie had to step away. According to an insider who spoke with RadarOnline, the former anchor is indeed itching to get back into the normal TODAY flow.
Hoda is a popular figure, but there's a lot of panic right now about how things could shape up down the line. She's keen to stay on and reclaim her full-time gig – even if Savannah does return.
