▁co - host ed ▁New ▁York ▁Live ▁( former ly ▁called ▁L X ▁New ▁York ) ▁on ▁N BC - TV ▁in ▁New ▁York . ▁She ▁joined ▁W N BC - TV ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 7 9 . ▁She ▁hosted ▁the ▁Em my ▁Award - win ning ▁Jane ▁Hans on ' s ▁New ▁York ▁on ▁W N BC - TV . ▁She ▁became ▁host ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁after ▁serving ▁as ▁co - anchor ▁of ▁Today ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 8 – 2 0 0 3 . ▁She ▁was ▁let ▁go ▁by ▁W N BC ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁ ▁" She ▁has ▁won ▁nine ▁Em my ▁Awards ▁and ▁brings ▁more ▁than ▁ 3 0 ▁years ▁of ▁reporting ▁experience ▁to ▁L X ▁New ▁York . ▁She ▁spent ▁ 2 7 ▁of ▁those ▁years ▁at ▁N BC , ▁where ▁she ▁began ▁as ▁an ▁anchor ▁and ▁correspond ent ▁for ▁W N BC ▁New ▁York ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁Jane ▁was ▁named ▁co - anchor ▁of ▁Today ▁in ▁New ▁York , ▁a ▁position ▁she ▁held ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁when ▁she ▁became ▁the ▁station ' s ▁primary ▁anchor ▁for ▁local ▁programming ▁and ▁the ▁host ▁of ▁Jane ' s ▁New ▁York . ▁ ▁Hans on ▁has ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁fill - in ▁news reader ▁on ▁The ▁Today ▁Show ▁for ▁John ▁Pal mer , ▁Deb or ah ▁Nor ville ,