Hoda Kotb Is Leaving NBC’s ‘Today’: ‘The Right Decision’
Hoda Kotb is leaving NBC’s Today show early next year, she said in a surprise announcement Thursday morning.
Kotb, who has been part of the network for 26 years and the show’s co-anchor alongside Savannah Guthrie since 2018, said in an emotional on-air statement that turning 60 last month influenced her decision. “It was such a monumental moment for me,” she said, fighting back tears.
She said the landmark birthday led her to think about what the next decade of life would hold. “I realized that it was time for me to turn the page at 60,” Kotb said. “And to try something new.”