{"id":127586,"date":"2024-09-26T12:44:44","date_gmt":"2024-09-26T12:44:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/26\/hoda-kotb-is-leaving-today-show-gets-emotional-on-air\/"},"modified":"2024-09-26T12:44:44","modified_gmt":"2024-09-26T12:44:44","slug":"hoda-kotb-is-leaving-today-show-gets-emotional-on-air","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/26\/hoda-kotb-is-leaving-today-show-gets-emotional-on-air\/","title":{"rendered":"Hoda Kotb Is Leaving Today Show, Gets Emotional On-Air"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div wp_automatic_readability=\"74.925860023725\">\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ????><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ????><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/hoda-kotb\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Hoda Kotb<\/strong><\/a> is leaving the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/shows\/today\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Today<\/em><\/a> show after five years as coanchor and nearly three decades at NBC.<\/p>\n<p>Kotb, 60, announced the news on-air with <strong>Savannah Guthrie<\/strong> on Thursday, September 26, with both women getting visibly emotional. At the same time, a letter written by Kotb was shared on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.today.com\/news\/hoda-kotb-leaving-today-show-rcna172812\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Today.com<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs I write this, my heart is all over the map,\u201d Kotb wrote. \u201cI know I\u2019m making the right decision, but it\u2019s a painful one. And you all are the reason why. They say two things can be right at the same time, and I\u2019m feeling that so deeply right now. I love you and it\u2019s time for me to leave the show.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kotb reflected on her time at <em>NBC News<\/em>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/most-shocking-tv-exits-of-2024-so-far-ajlt-general-hospital-and-more\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">which spanned nearly three decades<\/a> after a previous stint at Dateline. She went on to cohost <em>Today<\/em> with Guthrie following <strong>Matt Lauer\u2019<\/strong>s exit. She also hosted the third hour with <strong>Kathie Lee Gifford<\/strong> and then <strong>Jenna Bush Hager<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\" wp_automatic_readability=\"11.379939209726\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/shocking-tv-exits-2\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tAll good things must come to an end, even when it comes to TV. Over the years, many television stars have suddenly left their roles \u2014 while others have been cut from a series without much notice. Anna Faris announced in September 2020 that she was leaving CBS\u2019 Mom after starring as the lead character [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cMy time at NBC has been the longest professional love affair of my life,\u201d she recalled. \u201cBut only because you\u2019ve been beside me on this twenty-six-year adventure. Looking back, the math is nuts. 26 years at NBC News \u2014 Ten years at Dateline, seven on the seven o\u2019clock hour, sixteen on the ten o\u2019clock hour.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \" wp_automatic_readability=\"8.5\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\" wp_automatic_readability=\"7\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>The news anchor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/talk-show-controversies-feuds-the-biggest-ever\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">issued a message to those<\/a> who have supported her over the years, adding, \u201cI\u2019m picturing your faces and your families and all the ways you\u2019ve lifted me up and inspired me. That\u2019s my heart singing. So many of my professional relationships have become some of my most cherished friendships.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She continued: \u201cSavannah: my rock. Jenna: my ride-or-die. Al: my longest friend at 30 Rock. Craig, Carson, Sheinelle and Dylan: my family. Libby, Mazz and Talia: my fearless leaders,\u201d she said. \u201cI will miss each and every one of you at TODAY desperately.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Story is developing<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/hoda-kotb-is-leaving-today-show-gets-emotional-on-air\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hoda Kotb is leaving the Today show after five years as coanchor and nearly three decades at NBC. Kotb, 60, announced the news on-air with Savannah Guthrie on Thursday, September 26, with both women getting visibly emotional. At the same time, a letter written by Kotb was shared on Today.com. \u201cAs I write this, my [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":127587,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-127586","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127586","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=127586"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127586\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/127587"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=127586"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=127586"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=127586"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}