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 veteran journalist, who has worked at the network for 26 years, would be working on the show through the beginning of 2025.

"I love you and it’s time for me to leave the show," Kotb said in a note to staff. Beloved Today show co-anchor Hoda Kotb has announced she's leaving the iconic morning talk show. The 60-year-old journalist and broadcaster made the announcement Thursday in a letter to Today staff,