Hoda Kotb may have a different future outside of the TODAY show. After nearly 20 years as its co-anchor, the TV personality penned an emotional letter to the TODAY crew in September, explaining what she plans to do now. Two months later, she co-hosted the annual NBC Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on-air show. So, is Hoda leaving the TODAY show, and if so, why?
News47.us has the latest on Hoda’s future with TODAY, below.
In a letter to her co-workers, the journalist revealed she is, in fact, leaving the TODAY show.
Hoda Kotb has announced that she is leaving TODAY early next year. pic.twitter.com/sXuRsDbNnI
— TODAY (@TODAYshow) September 26, 2024
“I know I’m making the right decision, but it’s a painful one,” Hoda wrote. “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, and it’s time for me to leave the show. My time at NBC has been the longest professional love affair of my life. But only because you’ve been beside me on this twenty-six-year adventure.”
The long-term NBC personality has been with the network for 26 years. Before she landed her TODAY role, Hoda worked with Dateline for a decade.
“I’ve been weighing this decision for quite a while – Am I truly ready?” Hoda asked in her letter. “But, my 60th birthday celebration on the Plaza felt like a shift. Like a massive, joyful ‘YES,’ you are! I saw it all so clearly: my broadcast career has been beyond meaningful, a new decade of my life lies ahead, and now, my daughters and my mom need and deserve a bigger slice of my time pie.”
