About Kathie Lee Gifford

Kathie Lee Gifford is an American television hostess, singer, actor, noted for her 15-year run (1985–2000) on the talk show Live with Regis and Kathie Lee, which she co-hosted with Regis Philbin. She has received 11 Emmy nominations. Before her long stint in talk shows, Gifford's first television exposure was that of Tom Kennedy's singer/sidekick on Name That Tune, from 1974 to 1978. In April 2008, Gifford started co-hosting the fourth hour of NBC's Today Show with Hoda Kotb. Gifford attended Oral Roberts University, Tulsa, Oklahoma and Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kansas, studying drama and music.