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- Hoda Kotb Says She's 'Going Old School' as Her 2 Daughters Use a Landline Phone for the First Time</p>
<p>Kayla GrantJuly 4, 2025 at 3:08 AM</p>
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<p>Hoda Kotb and her daughters</p>
<p>Hoda Kotb is "going old school" with her two daughters during the summer</p>
<p>The famed television anchor is the mother of two daughters, Hope Catherine and Haley Joy</p>
<p>Kotb first became a mother in February 2017</p>
<p>Hoda Kotb is giving her kids a blast of the past.</p>
<p>On Wednesday, July 2, the journalist and TV personality, 60, shared a snap of her daughter Haley, 9, on Instagram using a landline phone. In the caption, she wrote, "We are going old school! Any landline fams out there? #summerofjoy."</p>
<p>The next day, she shared an adorable video on Instagram of her daughter Hope Catherine, 5, actually getting her first phone call on the landline. In the clip, her daughter can be heard saying, "I can't really believe that you actually got our number. It's really complicated."</p>
<p>"First phone call from one of Hopey's besties !!" Kotb wrote in the caption.</p>
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<p>Kotb, who shares her daughters with ex-fiancé Joel Schiffman, is soaking up every moment with her girls since leaving the Today show after 17 years.</p>
<p>"As I write this, my heart is all over the map," the journalist wrote in a letter to staff of the NBC morning show, shared Thursday, Sept. 26. "I know I'm making the right decision, but it's a painful one. And you all are the reason why. They say two things can be right at the same time, and I'm feeling that so deeply right now. I love you and it's time for me to leave the show."</p>
<p>Explaining her reasoning, Kotb added in part, "My broadcast career has been beyond meaningful, a new decade of my life lies ahead, and now my daughters and my mom need and deserve a bigger slice of my time pie. I will miss you all desperately, but I'm ready and excited."</p>
<p>She has been staying true to her promise of giving her daughters more of her time. On Monday, Feb. 17, Kotb shared pictures on her Instagram of her and her daughters, enjoying a calm day outdoors fishing together. In the post, she shared a video of her daughter's excited reaction to catching a fish.</p>
<p>"Look at me go!" Hope said as Kotb pulled the fish out of the water.</p>
<p>"Wait… whaaaattt— each of my girls caught a fish today!!" Kotb wrote in the caption. "#wow threw em back— but what a thrill!"</p>
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<p>Although they are no longer together, Kotb and Schiffman have a great co-parenting relationship. The former couple called off their engagement in early 2022.</p>
<p>"I have two incredible children I share with him. And it's because of Joel that I have Haley and Hope, without question. I think I might have been too afraid to do it alone," she told PEOPLE.</p>
<p>On Sunday, June 15, the mom of two celebrated Father's Day by penning a special tribute to the proud dad. In the post, the mom of two shared photos of Schiffman with his two girls, calling him a "great dad."</p>
<p>"A great father's day for a great dad ! Happy father's day Joel!" she wrote in the caption.</p>
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