Kathie Lee Gifford surprised her former co-host and close friend Hoda Kotb, whose last day on "Today" was Friday.

Show anchor Hoda Kotb bid farewell to NBC news following her final episode, but what has she previously said about working with her co-hosts including Matt Lauer, Kathie Lee Gifford and Savannah Guthrie?

Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images While Savannah Guthrie was sad to say goodbye to Hoda Kotb on Today, she was happy to throw away some of the items her former coanchor left behind. “It’s a new era, it’s the Craig [Melvin] era,

It’s the end of an era at Today. The Jan. 10 broadcast marked the last for co-anchor Hoda Kotb, who Is departing NBC’s flagship morning news program after more than 17 years. The celebration — or rather,

After 17 years, Hoda Kotb is officially bidding farewell to the Today show. Kotb, 60, appeared on her final episode of the NBC morning show on Friday. The day started off on a tearful note as she cried after watching a video package of Savannah Guthrie,

Hoda Kotb got a starry sendoff from fans and famous friends alike on her final “Today” show broadcast after 17 years on the NBC morning staple.

Kathie Lee Gifford left jaws on the floor when she made a sensational return to Today on Friday. The 71-year-old was part of the send-off for Hoda Kotb, who after 17 years left the show on January 10, and appeared in a video message during Hoda's last episode of Today with Hoda & Jenna.

Over the course of her time at the helm of the show she formed a slew of relationships with her co-stars, in particular Matt Lauer and Savannah ... the screen with Kathie Lee Gifford from 2008 ...