“Today” show favorite Hoda Kotb announced Thursday that she’s leaving the morning program after 26 years with NBC.
Just weeks after celebrating her 60th birthday, the beloved TV personality broke down in tears as she revealed live on-air that she will be leaving “Today” in the New Year.
Ahead of the announcement, a source told us that Kotb made the decision after recently moving to the suburbs with her two daughters, Haley, 7, and Hope, 4.
“It’s heartbreaking for everyone, but Hoda wants to be able to walk her kids to school,” the insider said.
Even though Kotb is leaving, producers hope she will stay on the show in “some capacity,” whether that be returning for special interviews or continuing with her “Today”-adjacent podcast.
“We have time to work it out,” the source noted.
In recent months, Kotb spent the summer in Paris for the Olympics with co-hosts Savannah Guthrie, Al Roker and Craig Melvin. Upon her return to New York City, she was celebrated with a big birthday concert.
The broadcaster recently spoke to Page Six about wanting to spend more time with her kids after her youngest was hospitalized for an unknown condition that they are still managing daily.
Kotb officially joined Guthrie as a co-host for “Today” after Matt Lauer was ousted amid sexual assault allegations.
This story is developing…