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Why Is Hoda Kotb Leaving ‘Today’? Inside the Longtime Host’s Decision to Step Down


Hoda Kotb announced she was leaving her position as host at Today after 16 years, and fans are curious about why she decided to leave. Inside her decision.

Hoda Kotb announced she would be leaving Today in early 2025, and the news caused the audience and her coworkers alike to get emotional. The mom of two then addressed some of her coworkers, including fellow hosts Savannah Guthrie and Jenna Bush Hager, and longtime weatherman Al Roker. 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.

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