Kathie Lee’s ‘Today’ Exit Predicted By Insiders

Kathie Lee Gifford has charmed viewers for ten years on the often frothy fourth hour of ‘Today,’ co-hosting the program with Hoda Kotb —  but that run ends in April 2019 when she’s outta there!  As The National ENQUIRER reported last month, NBC has found its bottom line being battered by scandalous sex case settlements, former staffers who refuse to be silenced and drooping ratings. The network’s slow-motion train-wreck arguably began with hiring of FOX News star Megyn Kelly just over a year ago, a gambit that failed spectacularly when the network canceled “Megyn Kelly Today” in late October.  Read on for more details of the Kathie Lee-“Today” shakeup, and click here for more on TV-news scandals….

Kathie Lee’s ‘Today’ Exit Predicted By Insiders

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Last November, shortly after Megyn's hiring, came the the flood of allegations that Kathie Lee's longtime colleague Matt Lauer was a serial sexual harasser, leading to his ouster from the network.

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When NBC elevated Hoda into Matt's position, insiders noted backstage friction between TV Kathie Lee and her TV BFF, with sources telling The ENQUIRER that  the feud had erupted into “all-out war!” “There’s been no end to their bickering,” the source claimed.

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But in announcing her departure from her longtime peacock perch Dec. 11, Kathie Lee offered effusive praise for "a beautiful, talented, extraordinary Egyptian goddess named Hoda," whom the suits announced they intend to keep around, counter to her own fears.

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"We will have much more to share before then about our plans for that hour [of "Today"]," said NBC News chief Noah Oppenheim, "which will, of course, continue to include Hoda."

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Last November, shortly after Megyn's hiring, came the the flood of allegations that Kathie Lee's longtime colleague Matt Lauer was a serial sexual harasser, leading to his ouster from the network.

Photo credit: Getty Images

When NBC elevated Hoda into Matt's position, insiders noted backstage friction between TV Kathie Lee and her TV BFF, with sources telling The ENQUIRER that  the feud had erupted into “all-out war!” “There’s been no end to their bickering,” the source claimed.

Photo credit: Getty Images

But in announcing her departure from her longtime peacock perch Dec. 11, Kathie Lee offered effusive praise for "a beautiful, talented, extraordinary Egyptian goddess named Hoda," whom the suits announced they intend to keep around, counter to her own fears.

Photo credit: Getty Images

"We will have much more to share before then about our plans for that hour [of "Today"]," said NBC News chief Noah Oppenheim, "which will, of course, continue to include Hoda."

Photo credit: Getty Images