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Hoda Kotb Explains Why She Has 'No FOMO' After Her 'Today' Exit

Hoda Kotb opened up about life after her 'Today' exit exclusively with Us Weekly, revealing she has no 'FOMO' about her decision to leave the show

I don’t have an ounce of it,” Kotb, 60, exclusively told Us Weekly at Runway for Recovery ’s inaugural New York City fashion show at The Lighthouse, Chelsea Piers, on Thursday, February 27. Kotb announced she would be leaving Today after nearly 20 years on the NBC morning show in September 2024, citing turning 60 and wanting to spend more time with her daughters — Haley, 8, and Hope, 5 — as the main reasons behind her decision. What it’s revealing is what I already knew, which is there’s nobody like her.” (Bush Hager, 43, has continued to cohost the show’s fourth hour, Today With Jenna & Friends, with a rotating lineup of guest hosts.)

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