TheTodayshow’s familiar faces will be back on your screen in due time.On Friday’s edition ofToday, co-anchorCraig MelvinsaidSavannah GuthrieandHoda Kotb, who have both been absent from the show this week, will “be back with us soon.“Guthrie, 51, stepped away from the morning show on Tuesdaydue to a positive COVID test. At the time,Today’sSheinelle Jonessaid on air, “It has been an interesting morning for us. As we said, Savannah left early, she wasn’t feeling great, so she took a COVID test. It came back positive.“Carson Daly, Craig Melvin, Savannah Guthrie, Al Roker, and Hoda Kotb.Nathan Congleton/TODAYMeanwhile, Kotb, 58, has been absent since Feb. 17 todeal with a “family health issue.“Melvin, 43, explained the news on Wednesday, telling viewers: “We know a lot of you have been wondering how she’s doing. We can tell you that Hoda’s okay. She’s got a family health matter that she’s been dealing with, so we look forward to seeing Hoda and Savannah back at the desk real, real soon.“RELATED VIDEO:Savannah GuthrieLeavesTodayEarly After Testing Positive for COVID on AirFellowTodayco-hostJenna Bush Hageralso promised at the time that Kotb will “be back, right here, very, very soon.““We adore her, we’re sending our love to her,” she said.TodayweathermanAl Rokeradded, “We love you both.“A pre-recorded interview that Kotb did with John Easterling and Chloe Lattanzi, the husband and daughter of the lateOlivia Newton-John, aired on Friday. She also appeared in a pre-taped segment with Bush Hager, 41, on Feb. 20.Kotb has been posting inspirational messages on her Instagram since her hiatus from theTodayshow, most recently sharing animage the reads “choose hope"on Monday.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Todayairs weekdays beginning at 7 a.m. on NBC.
TheTodayshow’s familiar faces will be back on your screen in due time.
On Friday’s edition ofToday, co-anchorCraig MelvinsaidSavannah GuthrieandHoda Kotb, who have both been absent from the show this week, will “be back with us soon.”
Guthrie, 51, stepped away from the morning show on Tuesdaydue to a positive COVID test. At the time,Today’sSheinelle Jonessaid on air, “It has been an interesting morning for us. As we said, Savannah left early, she wasn’t feeling great, so she took a COVID test. It came back positive.”
Carson Daly, Craig Melvin, Savannah Guthrie, Al Roker, and Hoda Kotb.Nathan Congleton/TODAY
Meanwhile, Kotb, 58, has been absent since Feb. 17 todeal with a “family health issue.”
Melvin, 43, explained the news on Wednesday, telling viewers: “We know a lot of you have been wondering how she’s doing. We can tell you that Hoda’s okay. She’s got a family health matter that she’s been dealing with, so we look forward to seeing Hoda and Savannah back at the desk real, real soon.”
RELATED VIDEO:Savannah GuthrieLeavesTodayEarly After Testing Positive for COVID on Air
FellowTodayco-hostJenna Bush Hageralso promised at the time that Kotb will “be back, right here, very, very soon.”
“We adore her, we’re sending our love to her,” she said.
TodayweathermanAl Rokeradded, “We love you both.”
A pre-recorded interview that Kotb did with John Easterling and Chloe Lattanzi, the husband and daughter of the lateOlivia Newton-John, aired on Friday. She also appeared in a pre-taped segment with Bush Hager, 41, on Feb. 20.
Kotb has been posting inspirational messages on her Instagram since her hiatus from theTodayshow, most recently sharing animage the reads “choose hope"on Monday.
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