Jenna Bush Hager got a huge promotion at NBC in 2019 when she replaced Kathie Lee Gifford on the Today Show‘s fourth hour. She recently welcomed Sheinelle Jones as her new co-host after Hoda Kotb’s departure. Now, the morning news host announced her next big career move. Keep reading to find out if Jenna Bush Hager is leaving the show.
Today Ratings Up Amid Bombshell Kidnapping
The Today Show is the center of news that has the country captivated. Savannah Guthrie’s mother went missing earlier this month. The search is now in day twelve, with new information coming out nearly daily. The FBI released photos of the alleged suspect this week, but the person of interest they detained was quickly released and uninvolved.
Nancy Guthrie has been missing for over a week. The family is desperate for answers. Viewers are tuning in to the Today Show more than ever amid the ongoing missing persons case. According to multiple outlets, the NBC morning program has seen a 23% increase in ratings amid the shocking case.
Jenna Bush Hager Announces Next Big Career Move
Like many people, Jenna Bush Hager has a side hustle. She announced last year that she was getting into the book publishing business with the Thousand Voices Media book imprint. The company has already released several books.
In a surprising social media post, Thousand Voice Media announced the coming release of not one, but three new books. The books weren’t written by Jenna Bush Hager, though she is a published author. She co-wrote several children’s books with her mother, former First Lady Laura Bush.
Jenna Bush Hager is a clear book lover. She hosts the popular “Read With Jenna” segment on the NBC morning program. “Three beautiful books coming out this spring with three of the most beautiful covers. Into the Blue by Emma Brodie — out 4/7/26. June Baby by Shannon Garvey — out 5/12/26. Little Wonder by Sophie Chen Keller — out 5/19/26,” Thousand Voices Media wrote on social media.
The company shared a video of Jenna Hager Bush and Sheinelle Jones discussing the exciting news on the Today Show. Sheinelle Jones recently shared exciting news of her own. She has a book of motherly advice coming out soon. Click here to find out more about that.
Readers took to the comments to share their excitement about Jenna Bush Hager’s new venture.
- “Book of the summer!!! Jenna your descriptions sold me on all of these books even more than I already was!!”
- “I’m so excited for all of these”
- “Jenna always has the best picks”
- “Beyond excited for literally every title”
- “I can’t wait to read them all! They sound amazing”
- “LOVEEE!! these covers look incredible”
Tell us in the comments if you’ve read a book from the Today Show host’s publishing imprint.
Jennifer Havener grew up in a small town in Upstate New York. She earned her B.A in Writing & Literature from Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado. She always knew watching reality TV shows and soap operas, particularly ‘Days of Our Lives’, would come in handy someday. When she’s not writing, she’s playing with her dogs, Lola and Ruger
