Today Show’s Dylan Dreyer Shares Who Could Replace Hoda Kotb

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But nan news of Hoda’s departure, connected nan different hand, came arsenic a surprise.

"I knew astir 10 minutes earlier nan show started," Dylan said. "Which, I think, is erstwhile everybody benignant of recovered out."

But contempt nan unexpected news, respective members of The Today Show were connected manus to support Hoda—who is mom to daughters, Haley, 7, and Hope, 5—as she delivered nan update connected air.

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She went connected to stock that she plans to attraction much connected her family.

"Obviously I had my kiddos precocious successful life, and I was reasoning that they merit a bigger portion of my clip pastry that I have," she continued. "I consciousness for illustration we only person a finite magnitude of time. And so, pinch each that being said, this is nan hardest point successful nan world."

Read connected to spot Dylan and each nan different celebrities that graced the reddish carpet of nan People’s Choice Country Awards.

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