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Former NBC's "Today" show co-anchor Hoda Kotb takes the Center for the Arts mainstage as the final speaker of UB's 2025-26 Distinguished Speakers series.  

A conversation with Hoda Kotb

Kotb spoke to The Spectrum and UB students in a group Q&A format prior to her speech Tuesday night, touching on her 17-year long history on the “Today” show as a former co-anchor, the resilient people she met and how light moments can still be found in the often-heartbreaking world of journalism.










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