Kathie Lee Gifford Charity Work, Events and Causes

Kathie Lee Gifford is co-host of the fourth hour of TODAY, alongside Hoda Kotb. In 2014, she penned the critically-acclaimed TODAY, the Musical, featuring the hosts and crew of the show, and each month she writes a new song for the popular segment, Everyone Has a Story. Prior to NBC News, Gifford served as the co-host of Live with Regis and Kathie Lee for 15 years, where she received 11 Emmy nominations and was also a correspondent for Good Morning America. Ms. Gifford has starred in numerous TV programs and movies during her 40-year career and has written several musicals, including Broadway’s Scandalous, for which she received a Tony nomination for Best Actress. She also starred on Broadway in Putting It Together and Annie. Ms. Gifford has authored three NY Times bestselling books including: Just When I Thought I’d Dropped My Last Egg, I Can’t Believe I Said That, and the popular children’s book Party Animals. Her book, Good Gifts, A Year in The Heart of a Home, raised over $1 million for the Salvation Army. She most recently launched GIFFT, a line of wine with the Scheid Family Vineyards in Monterey, CA. Ms. Gifford has two children, Cody and Cassidy, and resides in Connecticut with her two dogs, Lola and Bambino.