'Today" host Tamron Hall

‘Today” host Tamron Hall

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Tamron Hall, 43, has been named a co-host of Today’s Take this morning, making her the first African American woman to co-anchor the program. She will be joining hosts Al Roker, Natalie Morales and Willie Geist during the 9 a.m. segment.

Hall, who has contributed regularly to the show as a fill-in host, has covered events such as the Golden Globes and social media news in the Orange Room, the Today digital studio.

The Texas-born correspondent will continue with her current position as a side anchor for MSNBC and host of the program NewsNation with Tamron Hall. The Temple University graduate worked for news station WFLD-TV in Chicago from 1997 to 2007, covering Chicago politics and other city news.

When she’s not taking her place on the iconic Today Show couch, viewers can find the journalist snapping selflies of her cropped do’ and living life on her Instagram here @TamronHall .

Victoria Wright