5 Facts About Hoda Kotb

1. Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb had a blast at their annual Favorite Things party, put together by their friends in ad sales.

2. In January 2015, Hoda Kotb said she has been in a relationship with New York financier Joel Schiffman for two years.

3. In 2016, Hoda Kotb released her third book, Where They Belong: The Best Decisions People Almost Never Made, which features a selection of various stories of inspiring people who "found themselves" in completely unexpected moments or unforeseen circumstances.

4. In 2010 Hoda Kotb was elected to a three-year term to the Virginia Tech Alumni Association Board of Directors.

5. In her college years at Virginia Tech, Hoda Kotb was a member of Delta Delta Delta women's sorority, Beta Nu Chapter.