Book Kathie Lee Gifford

Kathie Lee Gifford is an American television host, singer, songwriter, actress and author who spent decades as a fixture of morning television. She first appeared on screen as Tom Kennedy's singing sidekick on the syndicated Name That Tune in 1977 to 1978, joined the Hee Haw spinoff Hee Haw Honeys, and served as a correspondent and substitute anchor on ABC's Good Morning America in the early 1980s. In 1985 she began co-hosting with Regis Philbin on WABC-TV, and when the show went national in 1988 as Live! with Regis and Kathie Lee, she became a household name, staying through 2000. She returned to daily TV in 2008, co-hosting the fourth hour of NBC's Today with Hoda Kotb for 11 years until 2019. She has collected 11 Daytime Emmy nods and took home a Daytime Emmy in 2010 with the Today team. She has also released music albums and written several books, with faith and encouragement at their heart. Her honors include a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and the Ellis Island Medal of Honor. Gifford brings humor, heart and a lifetime of broadcasting stories to the stage.