This year’s secret signal Hoda Kotb has for Jenna Bush Hager is not so secret.
On the Nov. 27 episode of TODAY with Hoda & Jenna, Hoda and Jenna revealed that Hoda will have a signal for her while co-hosting this year’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade. Jenna asked her to send a signal since it’s their last Thanksgiving together as co-hosts before Hoda leaves TODAY.
“I’ve been thinking a lot about the symbol. I’ve been thinking, ‘What could it possibly be?’ And there’s only one thing it could be,” Hoda said.
She then mentioned the song “RockaFellaCenta” by Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang, which calls out Jenna. In the video, Yang shakes his arms in front of him when Rogers mentions Jenna, as Rogers, Yang and Hoda stand next to her in front of a TODAY with Hoda & Jenna graphic.
Hoda said she always makes that motion whenever she sees Jenna, who added they do it together because “it’s sort of our call sign.”
Hoda and Jenna then did a dry run of the signal (twice!), with Jenna pretending to be co-host Savannah Guthrie at the parade, while Hoda did the signal.
“Watch for it!” Hoda said.
Last year, Hoda and Jenna came up with a secret signal and told no one. Hoda gently rubbed her teeth with her finger while on camera.
“That was the indicator that I was thinking about Jenna,” Hoda said.
Jenna said no one was aware of the signal, not even Savannah, who was thrown off when Hoda made the motion while they were on camera together.