People Have a Lot of Feelings About Hoda Kotb's "Today" Show Promotion

From Country Living

The Today show has found its replacement for Matt Lauer, and it's someone already in the family: Hoda Kotb. The journalist, who has already hosted the 10 a.m. hour with Kathie Lee Gifford, was officially named the permanent co-anchor Tuesday morning.

Kotb and Savannah Guthrie will co-anchor the 7 a.m. through 9 a.m. hours of the Today show, and Kotb will continue hosting the fun, wine-fueled 10 a.m. hour with Gifford.

On Tuesday's broadcast, Guthrie called the news "the most popular decision NBC News has ever made," and that sentiment was shared by many others online. Kotb's current and former NBC colleagues immediately chimed in with their congratulations. Here's just a sampling of the outpouring of support she has received: