NBC’s “Today” co-anchor Hoda Kotb announced she would be leaving the show early next year during a tearful episode on Thursday.
NBC’s “Today” crew gathered on the couch as Kotb shared the news that she would be stepping away from the Comcast-owned network’s flagship morning show to spend more time with his family.
“So, I did the math and I realized I’ve spent 26 years at NBC,” Kotb said as she began to cry and reminded herself to “be cool.”
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NBC’s “Today” co-anchor Hoda Kotb announced she would be leaving the show early next year. (Screenshot/NBC)
NBC’s “Today” team huddled on the couch as Hoda Kotb said she was leaving the show.
“I just turned 60, and it was such a monumental moment for me, turning 60, because I started thinking about that decade…I realized it was time for me to turn the page at 60 and try something new,” she continued. “This is the right time for me to, like, move on.”
Kotb then explained that she wanted to spend more time with her young children, who she said she had later in life.
“They deserve a bigger piece of my time pie than I have,” Kotb said.
“With all that said, this is the hardest thing in the world,” she added. “It’s a big deal to me… I trained not to cry, but I did anyway.”
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Kotb, who said she would “stay in the NBC family,” previously worked at NBC’s “Dateline” and hosted the fourth hour of “Today” with Kathie Lee Gifford and then Jenna Bush Hager before landing permanently with- anchor gig alongside Savannah Guthrie after longtime host Matt Lauer was fired over sexual misconduct allegations.
Kotb sat by Guthrie during the 2017 bombshell announcement that Lauer had been terminated. Kotb helped “Today” navigate the Lauer firing, filling his chair temporarily before being named its permanent replacement weeks later.
It is unclear who will replace Kotb in early 2025.
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