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Image hoda kotb on the today show february 3 2017
Source: TODAY Show
Hoda Kotb on the Today Show, February 3, 2017.

Hoda Kotb Becomes Permanent Co-Host Of NBC's "Today" Show

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The new year in morning TV is off to a good start.

Hoda Kotb just got a promotion. The morning news anchor will officially be replacing Matt Lauer as the “Today” show’s new, permanent co-host. NBC announced Tuesday morning that Kotb would be co-hosting with Savannah Guthrie.

"This has to be the most popular decision NBC News has ever made," Guthrie said on the show Tuesday morning, telling Kotb, “You are a partner and a friend and a sister and I am so happy to be doing this.”

“There's no one I'd rather be sitting next to in 2018 than you," Kotb said.

READ: Matt Lauer Fired From NBC After Sexual Misconduct Allegations

After the network fired Lauer in November, Lauer had been filling in.

NBC’s pairing of two women as co-hosts is a departure from the usual man-and-woman morning show formatting. But may prove refreshing in the wake of Lauer’s sexual harassment complaints.

READ:NBC Issues New Sexual Misconduct Policies Following Matt Lauer Firing

Kotb will also continue her 10-year run as co-anchor of the 10 a.m. hour of “Today” with Kathie Lee Gifford in addition to her new spot in the co-anchor seat.