Kathie Lee Gifford recalls being rejected for Charlie's Angels and told she wasn't "Jaclyn Smith gorgeous"
Gifford reflects on her career highlights, including co-hosting Live! with Regis and Kathie Lee and Today with Hoda Kotb
Now living in Tennessee, Gifford focuses on writing religious nonfiction and is releasing a documentary about her life
Before her morning show career, Kathie Lee Gifford nearly answered Charlie's call.
In this week's PEOPLE cover story, on newsstands Friday, Gifford, 72, recalls getting an opportunity to audition for the TV series Charlie's Angels, after Kate Jackson's departure from the show in 1979.