Hoda Kotb has been selected as one of Hayat’s Ramadan Top 30 Illuminators for inspiring the nation with her humanity.
The Today show host recently moved national audiences when she broke down in tears during an interview with Saints quarterback Drew Brees. The morning news icon was overwhelmed with emotion hearing about the pandemic situation in New Orleans, where she worked for many years as a local reporter, and the inspiring work of Brees to help people impacted. Kotb’s tears captivated the country and captured the raw emotions unleashed by the COVID-19 crisis.
Read Hayat’s full article on Kotb, originally published in July 2019:
