Hoda Kotb has announced that she is leaving TODAY early next year, but will remain part of the NBC family.
The co-anchor shared on TODAY and in a letter to staff that she is stepping down after more than five years as co-anchor.📺 24/7 Chicago news stream: Watch NBC 5 free wherever you are
"As I write this, my heart is all over the map," she wrote."I know I’m making the right decision, but it’s a painful one. And you all are the reason why. They say two things can be right at the same time, and I’m feeling that so deeply right now. I love you , after previously working at"Dateline" and as the co-host of the fourth hour of TODAY with Kathie Lee Gifford and then Jenna Bush Hager.
"My time at NBC has been the longest professional love affair of my life," she wrote."But only because you’ve been beside me on this twenty-six-year adventure. Looking back, the math is nuts. 26 years at NBC News — Ten years at 'Dateline,' seven on the seven o’clock hour, sixteen on the ten o’clock hour.
"I’m picturing your faces and your families and all the ways you’ve lifted me up and inspired me," she continued."That’s my heart singing. So many of my professional relationships have become some of my most cherished friendships.""Savannah: my rock. Jenna: my ride-or-die. Al: my longest friend at 30 Rock. Craig, Carson, Sheinelle and Dylan: my family. Libby, Mazz and Talia: my fearless leaders," she said.
"Because I’ll be working through the beginning of 2025, there’s plenty of time to talk about what’s ahead for all of us. But one thing I know for sure right now is this: everything’s going to be just fine. The Peacock’s feathers are and its amazing people — all of you — never waver. You always weather change with grace and guts.
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