Hoda Kotb is leaving NBC's Today show after nearly three decades. The TV personality revealed her departure on September 26, stating a desire to explore new opportunities and spend more time with her daughters.
Hoda Kotb is ready to start a new chapter after saying goodbye to NBC’s Today. The TV personality announced on September 26 that she was departing the morning show after nearly 30 years working for the network. “I just turned 60, and it was such a monumental moment for me when I turned 60 years old because I started thinking about that decade, like, what does that decade mean? What does it hold? What’s it gonna have for me?” she tearfully announced on-air.
“And I realized that it was time for me to turn the page at 60 and to try something new.” At the time, Kotb also noted that her role as a mother influenced her decision. “I had my kiddos late in life, and I was thinking they deserve a bigger piece of my time, the pie that I have,” she explained. “I feel like we only have a finite amount of time. And so, with all that being said, this is the hardest thing in the world.” (Kotb shares her daughters, Haley and Hope, with ex-fiancé Joel Schiffman.) Kotb will wrap up her run on Today with a special “Hoda-bration” episode on January 10, after which Craig Melvin will take over her role as Savannah Guthrie’s coanchor. Jenna Bush Hager will continue to cohost the fourth hour with a rotating panel of guest hosts until a permanent replacement is picked. Today alums such as Katie Couric and Tamron Hall have gone on to host their own TV shows or move on to other series, as Deborah Norville did with Inside Edition. While Kotb has not announced any official upcoming projects, she has teased that the next era of her career could take place both on and off the small screen
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