Karen Swensen: “Life’s About Change”

Making Space with Hoda Kotb

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4.9 • 10.2K Ratings

🗓️ 13 February 2023

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Almost 30 years ago, when she was a local journalist at WWL in New Orleans, Hoda Kotb met another TV reporter by the name of Karen Swensen. The connection was instantaneous, and they’ve been best friends ever since. Together, they’ve navigated some of life’s most challenging moments, like illness and loss, and they’ve also celebrated each other’s joyful moments. As their lives have evolved, so too has their friendship. In this very special episode, Hoda and Karen reflect back on life, love, motherhood, and friendship. Life’s about change — and, together, they’re embracing it.

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0:00.0	Okay, so if you know me, you know Karen.
0:09.0	Karen is sitting across from me right now.
0:10.8	My best friend who I've known for how many years?
0:13.8	It'll be 30 next spring for real.
0:17.3	Thirty years.
0:18.3	Thirty years.
0:19.3	Okay, so 30 years is a long, long, long, long weekend.
0:22.9	Has it really been 30?
0:23.9	That's so weird.
0:24.9	May I remember that day like it was yeah.
0:29.9	Yesterday, the day Karen Swenson walked into my life, she was also a local TV reporter
0:35.6	at the time.
0:36.6	We met by chance and we clicked instantly.
0:40.0	It was one of those unexplainable, unspoken connections.
0:43.9	From day one, we've understood each other.
0:46.0	We've supported each other.
0:47.4	We've laughed together and we've gone through life together.
0:51.3	Like most of us, Karen has experienced both the incredible highs of life, like the birth
0:56.0	of her daughter, Catherine.
0:58.4	And she has also endured some of life's most trying moments, like the passing of her
1:02.6	beloved husband, John, just under five years ago.
1:06.7	But throughout it all, Karen has shown incredible grace.
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