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Hoda Kotb was named co-anchor of the fourth hour of "Today" in August 2007. She has also been a "Dateline NBC" correspondent since April 1998 and the host of the weekly syndicated series "Your Total Health" since September 2004. In her nine years at NBC, Kotb has covered a wide variety of domestic and international stories and has received numerous awards, including the 2008 Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award and the prestigious Peabody in 2006 for her "Dateline NBC" report "The Education of Ms.

You might not be able to spell or pronounce Hoda Kotb's last name, but you almost certainly recognize her face. This talented, versatile television has been a Dateline NBC correspondent since 1998; a host of Your Total Health since 2004, and the co-anchor of Today's fourth hour since 2007. Since then, she has waded through hurricane ruins, cowered in war zones, survived war zones, and coped daily with the spontaneity of co-hosts and correspondents. As affable as its cover girl author.