Al Roker Destroys Troll Who Bashed Hoda Kotb’s 'Today' Promotion

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When Today show weatherman Al Roker was skimming through his Twitter feed on Tuesday, January 2, he read a comment that warranted a frosty reply.

“Sorry Hoda ur great with Kathylee but not as anchor,” wrote the troll. “was looking for a seasoned man — guess NBC doesn’t have one.”

The tweet was in response to Roker congratulating his colleague Hoda Kotb being named new co-anchor of Today. And it left the 63-year-old journalist seething.

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“Sounds like you want a steak, not an anchor,” Roker shot back. When the commenter insisted, “it’s not a gender issue but rather personality,” Roker retorted: “I guess ‘seasoned man’ has nothing to do with gender. I misunderstood. Have a great day.”

Kotb, 53, was promoted to permanent co-anchor just one month after NBC News fired Matt Lauer over allegations of sexual misconduct in the workplace. She has been co-hosting the 10 a.m. hour of Today with Kathie Lee Gifford since 2008 — and will continue to do so while adding the 7 and 8 a.m. hours to her resume. 

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Savannah Guthrie made the announcement live on air on Tuesday. “Today it’s 2018 and we are kicking off the year right because Hoda is the new co-anchor of Today,” Guthrie, 46, said. “Let’s give her a round of applause. This has to be the most popular decision NBC News has ever made and I’m so thrilled.”

A beaming Kotb admitted she was “pinching” herself. “I think we should send some medics to my mom,” Kotb joked. “She has likely fainted.”

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