Hoda Kotb announces Sept. 3 return to ‘Today’

Jonna Miller
Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2019 9:59 a.m. | Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2019 9:59 a.m.

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Hoda Kotb visits Build to discuss her new book "You Are My Happy" at Build Studio on March 12, 2019, in New York City. She will return to "Today" Sept. 3 following a maternity leave.

Speculation has been rampant for months about the return — or lack thereof — of Hoda Kotb to NBC’s “Today.”

The journalist adopted her second daughter, Hope, in April.

She announced on the show this morning that she will indeed be back to Rockefeller Center — on Sept. 3.

During the call to Studio 1A, Kotb said, “There hasn’t been a second that I haven’t loved (with the kids). I loved it all. But the other big realization I had on this maternity leave is how much I love you guys.”

She also took to Instagram with the news.

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Hiiiiii!!! So excited to come back! ❤️❤️❤️❤️

A post shared by Hoda Kotb (@hodakotb) on Aug 20, 2019 at 5:00am PDT

The Hoda Show returns!
LIVE Monday September 9th @ 1p ET pic.twitter.com/WqLQzIf75m

— TODAY Show Radio 108 (@TodaySXM) August 20, 2019

There’s snark, too, of course … it is the internet.

After all this time I thought #HodaKotb had quit #TodayShow. She had a really lonnnggggg baby leave.

— CotonClone (@snowcoton) August 20, 2019