On February 26, 2019, NBC announced that Jenna Bush Hager would replace Gifford on the fourth hour of Today after Gifford’s departure on April 5, 2019.[9][10] The renamed Today with Hoda & Jenna premiered on April 8, 2019.[11] Joanne LaMarca Mathisen, who previously served as senior producer and left in January 2017,[12] returned to NBC to become the new executive producer.[13] Tammy Filler, the executive producer for Kathie Lee and Hoda since July 2017,[14] left Today to become executive vice president and editor-in-chief of E! News.