A limited number of tickets are available for the March 10 Distinguished Speakers Series event featuring journalist and author Hoda Kotb.

Tickets are available for sale starting at noon on Feb. 24 online through Ticketmaster or in person at the Center for the Arts box office. Box office hours are noon to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Friday.

The event takes place in the Mainstage Theatre in the Center for the Arts, North Campus.

Recognized globally as one of America’s foremost journalists, authors and entertainers, Kotb is best known as a co-anchor of NBC News’ “Today,” co-host of “Today with Hoda & Jenna” and host of the popular podcast “Making Space with Hoda Kotb.” She left “Today” last year after 17 successful years with the show and founded the new wellness community and platform Joy 101.

Since joining NBC News in 1998, Kotb has served as a correspondent for “Dateline NBC,” and has covered a wide variety of domestic and international stories, as well as numerous human-interest stories and features, across all NBC News platforms. She covered the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, a story personal to Kotb, who lived and worked in New Orleans for six years. Additionally, she reported on the war in Iraq, the conflict in the West Bank and Gaza, and the War on Terror in Afghanistan.

She also was part of the network’s extensive coverage of the Summer and Winter Olympics from 2008 through 2024.

A New York Times bestselling author, Kotb has written eight books, and is the recipient of numerous awards, including a 2019 Emmy Award for Outstanding Informative Talk Show Host for her work on “Today with Kathie Lee and Hoda,” and Daytime Emmys in 2010, 2011 and 2012 as part of “Today’s” recognition as the best morning news program.

In 2022, Kotb was inducted into the Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame, and she has received numerous Gracie awards from the Alliance for Women in Media recognizing exemplary programming created by women, for women and about women in all facets of media and entertainment. She also is a recipient of an Alfred I. duPont–Columbia University Award, a Peabody Award and an Edward R. Murrow Award.