{"id":287795,"date":"2020-02-06T11:03:25","date_gmt":"2020-02-06T18:03:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/b1120214"},"modified":"2020-02-06T11:03:25","modified_gmt":"2020-02-06T18:03:25","slug":"watch-hoda-kotbs-fiance-joel-schiffman-make-his-today-show-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kidn\/music-news\/watch-hoda-kotbs-fiance-joel-schiffman-make-his-today-show-debut\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch Hoda Kotb&#8217;s Fianc\u00e9 Joel Schiffman Make His Today Show Debut"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/akns-images.eonline.com\/eol_images\/Entire_Site\/20191025\/rs_600x600-191125054510-600-Joel-Schiffman-Hoda-Kotb-LT-112519-GettyImages-951098652.jpg?fit=around|600:467&amp;crop=600:467;center,top&amp;output-quality=90\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"video-int-txt-0\" data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" readability=\"40.817762399077\">\n<section data-textblock-tracking=\"text-block-video-text\" data-swiftype-index=\"false\" readability=\"24.680507497116\">\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/hoda_kotb\">Hoda Kotb<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/jenna_bush_hager\">Jenna Bush Hager<\/a><\/strong>&#8216;s friends never disappoint.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday morning&#8217;s <em>Today<\/em> show, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1119025\/how-today-s-hoda-kotb-and-jenna-bush-hager-became-essential-to-your-morning-routine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Hoda and Jenna<\/em> hour <\/a>had a very special broadcast. For those unaware, the fourth hour is moving to Studio 6A in Rockefeller Plaza in order to have a live studio audience for Thursday and Friday shows.<\/p>\n<p>To celebrate the exciting new change, a few special gentlemen were spotted in the front row during today&#8217;s broadcast.<\/p>\n<p>For starters, Jenna&#8217;s husband <strong>Henry Hager<\/strong> was in attendance. But in an extra surprise, Hoda&#8217;s fianc\u00e9 <strong>Joel Schiffman<\/strong> was able to make his <em>Today<\/em> show debut and watch the taping.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You know when there are big moments in your life? It&#8217;s your wedding, it&#8217;s your first job, it&#8217;s the kids are running around. Sometimes you need to take one second and just literally sit in the moment,&#8221; Hoda shared. &#8220;You guys, thank you for coming, for traveling from all around.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"text-2\" data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" readability=\"58.5\">\n<section data-textblock-tracking=\"text-block-text-only\" data-swiftype-index=\"false\" readability=\"7\">\n<p>Jenna added, &#8220;Y&#8217;all know what Hoda said to me on the way in? She goes, this is our wedding day. Joel, we&#8217;re practicing for you, okay?&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"socialcontent-twitter-3\" data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" data-type=\"async\" data-swiftype-index=\"false\" readability=\"40.28\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"4.9466666666667\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Best day ever! Mila, Poppy and Haley surprised <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JennaBushHager?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JennaBushHager<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hodakotb?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@HodaKotb<\/a> at the end of their first show with a live audience! \ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\udc95 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ChHZFnPIEN\">pic.twitter.com\/ChHZFnPIEN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 TODAY with Hoda &amp; Jenna (@HodaAndJenna) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HodaAndJenna\/status\/1225450774685200384?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 6, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"text-4\" data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" readability=\"65\">\n<section data-textblock-tracking=\"text-block-text-only\" data-swiftype-index=\"false\" readability=\"20\">\n<p>While Joel has been discussed on the show for many years, he hasn&#8217;t appeared in studio for the fourth hour. And to say Hoda was excited may just be an understatement.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;By the way, look at Joel. Can I just say something? When everybody is busy in life, they&#8217;re busy. Joel had a really, really, really super busy day at work and I didn&#8217;t even ask him to come. I didn&#8217;t bring it up and I didn&#8217;t want him to feel bad and say he can&#8217;t come so I didn&#8217;t bring it up,&#8221; she shared on the show. &#8220;And then, I sent him a text and said, \u2018If you want to come any Thursday.&#8217; And he said, \u2018How about this Thursday? I&#8217;m so glad you asked.'&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Not to be outdone, credit also has to be given to Henry.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"text-5\" data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" readability=\"63.3828125\">\n<section data-textblock-tracking=\"text-block-text-only\" data-swiftype-index=\"false\" readability=\"21.921875\">\n<p>&#8220;Henry, you came, too, and you know what? My mom calls Henry the saint, which that sort of implies that I&#8217;m not easy to be married to. But Hank, I love you,&#8221; Jenna shared. &#8220;Thanks for coming.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>During today&#8217;s taping, the audience enjoyed an appearance from <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/meghan_trainor\">Meghan Trainor<\/a><\/strong>, a round of ambush makeovers and special giveaways. As for tomorrow&#8217;s show, the one and only <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/oprah_winfrey\">Oprah Winfrey<\/a><\/strong> is coming.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re so happy,&#8221; Hoda proclaimed. &#8220;I have to tell you, this is like one of those things we waited for and waited for, and today is the day.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>(E! and NBC are part of the NBCUniversal family)<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1120214\/watch-hoda-kotb-s-fiance-joel-schiffman-make-his-today-show-debut?cmpid=rss-000000-rssfeed-365-topstories&#038;utm_source=eonline&#038;utm_medium=rssfeeds&#038;utm_campaign=rss_topstories\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: E! Online<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager&#8216;s friends never disappoint. On Thursday morning&#8217;s Today show, the Hoda and Jenna hour had a very special broadcast. For those unaware, the fourth hour is moving to Studio 6A in Rockefeller Plaza in order to have a live studio audience for Thursday and Friday shows. 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