Jenna Bush Hager
Personality • Journalist
Birth Name: Jenna Welsh Bush
Birth Date: November 25, 1981
Age: 43 years old
Birth Place: Dallas, Texas
Parents: George W. Bush
Grandparents: George H.W. Bush
When Jenna Bush and her fraternal twin sister Barbara were born in 1981, their grandfather, George H.W. Bush, was Vice-President of the United States, and her father, George W. Bush, was just beginning his business career. The two were raised in Dallas, then Austin, when their father became Governor of Texas in 1994. When the two graduated high school in 2000, Barbara went away to attend Yale, and Jenna stayed home at the University of Texas at Austin. The two notably reunited in Austin at the end of their freshman years when they were both arrested twice on alcohol related charges.
Upon graduating in 2004, Jenna decided, for the first time, to become an advocate for her father, making a number of public appearances during his re-election campaign, including a speech with her sister at the 2004 Republican Convention. A teachers assistant at a DC school, then an internship for UNICEF, led to her first book, Ana's Story: A Journey of Hope published in 2007. The book tells the story of a young HIV positive girl she met while working for UNICEF. Her second book was published in 2008. Written with her mother, Read All About It! is a book designed to encourage young readers.
The same year, she married Henry Hager, and became Jenna Bush Hager. In 2010, Hager made her first appearance as a correspondent for "Today" (NBC, 1952-) and began working her way up the on-air hierarchy. In 2013, she was tested as a substitute third-hour co-anchor and by 2016 she was regularly substitute co-anchor on the fourth hour of the show. She also continued writing, and in 2016 published Our Great Big Back Yard, again co-authored with her mother. The following year saw the publication of a memoir written with her sister, entitled Sisters First: Stories from Our Wild and Wonderful Life.
In early 2019, it was announced that Jenna Bush Hagar was replacing the retiring Kathie Lee Gifford as Hoda Kotb's co-host for the fourth hour of "Today."
Credits
Today With Jenna & Friends
A Toast to 2024!
Total Eclipse 2024
A Toast to 2022!
Access Daily With Mario & Kit
Sisterhood Today
Read With Jenna
2021: It's Toast!
Demon in the White House
Open Book With Jenna Bush Hager
Jenna Bush Hager With the Biden Family
New Year's Eve: Escape From 2020
The Not-Too-Late Show with ElmoStream
Pop of the Morning
A Toast to 2019!
The Kelly Clarkson ShowStream
Access Daily
Today With Hoda & Jenna
Access Live
Megyn Kelly Today
Daily Pop
Give
Harry
Today's Take
ChelseaStream
Celebrity PageStream
A Toast to 2014!
The Meredith Vieira Show
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonStream
A Toast to 2013!
Home & Family
Live! With Kelly and Michael
Access Hollywood Live
The Dr. Oz Show
Watch What Happens Live With Andy CohenStream
Watch What Happens Live With Andy CohenStream
Late Night With Jimmy Fallon
Today With Kathie Lee & Hoda
Rachael Ray Show
The View
Access Hollywood
Dateline NBCStream
TodayStream
TodayStream
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News aboutJenna Bush Hager
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NBC’s ‘Today’ Announces First-Ever Fan Fest Celebration: Everything We Know
Who Will Replace Hoda Kotb on ‘Today With Jenna & Friends’? She Weighs In on Her Favorite Choices
Hoda Kotb Misses ‘Instant Daily Connection’ With Savannah Guthrie & Colleagues After ‘Today’ Exit
Jenna Bush Hager Honors Husband Henry on 17th Wedding Anniversary: See Tribute
Tyra Banks Explains Why She Quit US for Australia After ‘DWTS’ Exit
Who Should Be Jenna Bush Hager’s Permanent ‘Today’ 4th Hour Cohost After Hoda’s Exit? (POLL)
Jenna Bush Hager’s Husband Refuses to Reveal Major Relationship Detail on ‘Today’
Jenna Bush Hager ‘Ruins’ Her Dress During Live ‘Split the G’ Mishap on ‘Today’
‘Today’s Savannah Guthrie Joins Jenna Bush Hager for Show’s 4th Hour in Monday Shake-Up
Did ‘Today’s Jenna Bush Hager & Husband Henry Split? Why She’s Not Wearing Wedding Ring
Could Scarlett Johansson Be Hoda Kotb’s Permanent ‘Today’ Replacement?
Jenna Bush Hager Reacts to ‘Pop Culture Jeopardy!’ Calling Her a ‘Thirst Trap’
Hoda Kotb Is Stunned by Blake Shelton’s Romantic Confession
Hoda Kotb’s First Replacements on ‘Today With Jenna & Friends’: Scarlett Johansson, Eva Longoria & More
Jenna Bush Hager Reveals ‘Today’ Show Banned ‘Southern’ Phrase
‘Today’: Hoda Kotb Reveals She Was Body Shamed by Her Boss (VIDEO)
See Halloween Costumes From Hoda Kotb & Jenna Bush Hager, Reba McEntire & Rex Linn & More (PHOTOS)
‘Today’ Star Hoda Kotb Reveals Who She Wants to Replace Her
Hoda Kotb & Laura Jarrett Team Up on ‘Today’ – Why Jenna Bush Hager Was Missing
‘Today’: Hoda Kotb Announces What She’ll Do Next — ‘It’s Terrifying’
‘Today’ Stars Hoda, Savannah & Jenna Share Rare Family Photos After Taylor Swift Concert
Lisa Rinna Was a ‘Scary’ & Strict Mother Growing Up Reveals Delilah Belle Hamlin
Hoda Kotb Clears the Air on Kelly Rowland-‘Today’ Show Drama
The Reported Reason Kelly Rowland Shockingly Walked Off ‘Today’ Show
Preview
‘The Kelly Clarkson Show’ Kicks Off NYC Run With Salute to Doormen & Women
Who Are TV’s Best Morning Show Co-Anchors? (POLL)
6 Magical Moments From CMT’s ‘Coal Miner’s Daughter: A Celebration of the Life and Music of Loretta Lynn’
9 Viewer Picks for Meghan McCain’s Replacement on ‘The View’
Jenna Bush Hager Gets Emotional During ‘Today’ Debut (VIDEO)
Jenna Bush Hager to Replace Kathie Lee Gifford as ‘Today’ Co-Host
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