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Today Show Hires Gifford’s Son

Nepotism

Intern Cody hosts on-air film reviews.

Not all of the Today show’s internships are like working in a sweatshop: The show has hired host Kathie Lee-Gifford’s son, Cody, to review movies. Toy Story 3 is “definitely a winner,” according to 20-year-old Cody, who is a film student at USC. “I love nepotism!” Kathie Lee declared, before introducing her son. Cody says his youth is a benefit to his trade: "As you get older, you get a little out of touch with contemporary films—maybe not out of touch, you can be knowledgeable, but it's not your generation anymore”—a sentiment that will surely resonate with viewers of the Today show’s fourth hour.

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