Jenna Bush Hager on new job: I’m a homesick Southerner

>>> "today" contributing correspondent jaeger is adding a brand new title to her resume. starting in january she will be taking on the role of editor-at-large of " southern living " magazine. congratulations.

>> thank you.

>> you're not going anywhere, you're staying here this. job stays the same. this is an additional responsibility.

>> additional responsibility. might as well work while i can.

>> the funny thing about this is you're going to " southern living " magazine at a time in your life when you're a new yorker.

>> yes.

>> how did this come about?

>> i'm kind of a homesick southern person, a texan living here in new york , and so, you know, they came to me with this idea of working with them, and it's fun to be able to go back to -- you guys may forget that i'm --

>> hard to forget.

>> every once in a while we catch a twang. i'll tell you a story. when we were in london for the olympi olympics, we all had dinner one night and you do miss the things were you surrounded with growing up.

>> definitely. i love new york . i love the energy of it. i love the fast-paced nature of new york , but i do miss the slow texas way, and i think it will be fun. obviously there's a picture of me in blue jeans with my mother.

>> at a very young age.

>> at a very young age.

>> was " southern living " on your coffee table in your home growing up?

>> definitely was. my mom read. it not much of a cook but would dream over the recipes i think of somebody else cooking them for her, and, you know, i think it's fun. i'm in my 30s, 31, and i think it's fun to be able to talk about what new generation of southern women are doing which is balancing a lot.

>> i looked at the release that comes from the magazine, and they say one of the things you'll be doing is called the paper napkin interview. what is that?

>> i'll be talking with people from all over the south, people influencing our culture and hear how their southern roots have changed them. you're kind of from the south.

>> no, i was born in new york city . i was from -- i now live on the southern shore of long island. so you can do it.

>> if you want to interview me, that's fine. i'm not sure your readers would love that. what's the first project, do you have one in mind?

>> i'm speaking with luke bryant, an up-and-coming country music star about his new album so that will be fun.

>> the most important thing we need to mention is you're not going anywhere. we continue with you here as a "today" contributing correspondent, and you're adding this role at southern living ."

>> thanks so much.

>> and we'll be back with much more after your local news. " southern living ."

>> thanks so much.