Jenna Bush Hager is expanding her career in the media, and her latest venture has her fans ready to tune in.
Throughout her tenure on the Today show, the news anchor has been passionate about her “Read With Jenna” book club. And now it looks like she’ll be taking the project to new heights as she announced on a September 14 taping of the daytime series that she’ll be expanding the platform to include her own podcast. Also titled Read With Jenna, Jenna will immerse herself in conversations about her fans’ favorite literary works with some of their favorite authors.
“We are so excited to announce @jennabhager’s #ReadWithJenna podcast!” Today With Hoda and Jenna‘s social team wrote on Instagram. “Episodes will unpack your favorite books and highlight your favorite authors like Judy Blume, Amor Towles, Jerry Seinfeld and many more! … Check out the link in bio to follow along. Will you be listening? 🤩🎙️.”
Because many of Jenna’s fans enjoys the recommendations she gives online, they were ecstatic to see her combine her love of reading with the world of podcasting.
“Yay!!!! So excited. Congratulations! Already following your podcast. ❤️,” one person wrote on Instagram. “Can’t wait to tune in!!❤️👏 congrats Jenna!” another celebrated. “I have been wanting this to happen! Yay!” a different follower added.
As for how Jenna feels about taking on the project, she revealed to TODAY.com how elated she was to be given the opportunity. What’s more, she’s excited to tell new stories in a completely different manner outside of TV.
“I’m so excited about the ‘Read With Jenna’ podcast,” she told the outlet. “I love talking with authors — hearing about the inspirations for their books, their process, who they were as kids and who they are now. I can’t wait to bring their stories to as many listeners as possible.”
So, when can folks tune into the Read With Jenna podcast? Turns out, you can already download the first two episodes featuring author Colleen Hoover and Javier Zamora wherever they stream podcasts. BTW, we’ll be back after spending some time listening …
