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.

Posted Oct. 22, 2009