Just one day after Jenna Bush Hager returned to Today after a week-long spring break, she was once again missing from the NBC morning show.
Bush Hager was not present in Today‘s Studio 1A on Tuesday, March 24. Craig Melvin offered an explanation for her absence while taking over her “Morning Boost” segment during the show’s 7 a.m. hour. “JBH on assignment, so I’ll try to do you [Hoda Kotb] and Jenna proud here,” he stated.
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