There is joy on every front for this holiday season. They also shared a birthday: August 16. In September 2005 she became a special correspondent on The Insider, a syndicated entertainment magazine television show, ending her relationship with that program upon her co-hosting role with Today. [33], Gifford later contacted federal authorities to investigate the issue and worked with US federal legislative and executive branch agencies to support and enact laws to protect children against sweatshop conditions. Kathie Lee Gifford had her own glowing news to share, on Sunday, November 17, regarding her lovely daughter, Cassidy, 26. [34], Kathie Lee married Paul Johnson, a Christian composer/arranger/producer/publisher, in 1976. [30] The group reported that a worker in Honduras smuggled a piece of clothing out of the factory, which had a Kathie Lee label on it. Today's Kathie Lee Gifford wears many hats, among them are television show host, journalist, author, mother, singer, and songwriter. She commented, "I wish I could talk to [Kathie Lee]. She is also known for her 11-year run with Hoda Kotb, on the fourth hour of NBC's Today show (2008–2019). Regis Philbin and Kathie Lee were jointly nominated eight consecutive years in a row (1993 to 2000) for Outstanding Talk Show Host during the Daytime Emmy Awards.[7]. [23], On April 16, 2007, Gifford was a guest presenter at the Washington, D.C. Helen Hayes Award Ceremony, honoring contributions and professional accomplishments in theatre. [3], Gifford's paternal grandfather was a Russian Jew from Saint Petersburg and her paternal grandmother was of Native American ancestry. On March 31, 2008, NBC announced that Gifford was to join its morning show, Today, as co-host of the fourth hour titled Today with Kathie Lee and Hoda, alongside Hoda Kotb. [31] One of the workers, Wendy Diaz, came to the United States to testify about the conditions under which she worked. The first production took place in December 2008 in Kendallville, Indiana, at East Noble High School. After their divorce in 1982, she married sportscaster and former NFL player Frank Gifford in 1986. It's a good thing that friends, memories, and music don't have calories, and still, manage to give a lift to the spirit at any time. She is best known for her 15-year run (1985–2000) on the talk show Live! [9] As of 2014, the fourth hour of Today with Gifford and Kotb has averaged 2.15 million total viewers, an increase of 13 percent over the 2008 ratings. Without giving any private secrets away, Hoda did share that she and Kathie Lee would “hang” on Wednesday, after Gifford’s “Today” visit. Cassidy has also appeared in a number of other movies, including “God’s Not Dead,” “Twisted Sisters,” “Caged No More” and “The Gallows.”, Allegiance very much subjective to coast #gododgers, A post shared by Cassidy Gifford (@cassidygiff) on Jul 9, 2016 at 7:16pm PDT. Cassidy is starring in “Like Cats and Dogs” on the Hallmark Channel. Her final Today Show appearance was on April 5, 2019 with a party, including a video by her children Cody and Cassidy Gifford. She made a nice pitch for her Nashville fitness studio, too, along with her favorite local band. The World's Funniest Outtakes 5 (1997), Millennium Chorus: The Greatest Story Ever Sung (2000), 31st Annual Gospel Music Association's Dove Awards (2000), AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Barbra Streisand (2001), Late Night with David Letterman (1993-2002), The Annual 2011 Actors Fund Gala Awards (2011), The Lennon Sisters: Same Song, Separate Voices (2011), The Real Story with Gretchen Carlson (2013), The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1994-2013), The JBL & Cole Show with Renee Young (2014), Minimalism: A Documentary About the Important Things (2015), The National Christmas Tree Lighting (2017), Billy Graham: An Extraordinary Journey (2018), Today Show: An Insider's Guide to Italy (2018), The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2019), This page was last edited on 21 September 2020, at 20:25.