Hoda Kotb, a fixture at NBC for more than two decades, says she will leave her morning perch on the “Today” show early next year, telling staffers “it’s time.” In a memo to her team — and later in an emotional on-air reveal Thursday — Kotb said her 60th birthday this summer helped trigger the departure: “I saw it all so clearly: my broadcast career has been beyond meaningful,

The beloved 'Today' co-host is leaving the show to spend more time with her daughters, whom she shares with ex-fiance Joel Schiffman.

The morning show host announced that she’s stepping down after more than 25 years at NBC filled with laughter, tears and the occasional glass of wine.

Hoda Kotb, a beloved mainstay of NBC News' "TODAY" for nearly two decades, announced on Thursday that she will step down from the network's flagship morning show early next year. She said she made the decision after turning 60 in August.

Hoda Kotb shocked Today viewers — and had her co-hosts in tears — when she emotionally announced on Thursday, September 26, that she was permanently exiting the morning show. "I realized that it was time for me to turn the page at 60,