Hoda Kotb has been a staple of the “Today” show’s daily live broadcast for nearly 18 years, and on Friday, Jan. 10, it’s time for her (and viewers) to say goodbye.
Kotb, 60, has co-anchored the 7 a.m. and 8 a.m. time slots of “Today” with Savannah Guthrie since 2018. She has also hosted the show’s fourth hour at 10 a.m. since 2007, first with Kathie Lee Gifford, then joined by Jenna Bush Hager in 2019 after Gifford’s exit. Kotb announced her departure from the show on Sept. 2024.
In honor of Kotb’s last show, here’s a look back at the most memorable moments throughout her NBC career.
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Kotb joined NBC in April 1998 as a correspondent for Dateline NBC and all NBC News platforms. NBC Universal
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Hoda Kotb and Kathie Lee Gifford in ‘Today’s’ fourth-hour weekday morning broadcast in 2007. NBC Universal
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Savannah Guthrie, Al Roker, Ann Curry, Matt Lauer, Natalie Morales, Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb appear on NBC News’ ‘Today’ show. NBC Newswire/NBCUniversal via Getty Images
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Hoda Kotb and Kathie Lee Gifford dressed for the 2009 Halloween episode of NBC’s ‘Today’ show. Getty Images
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Kathie Lee Gifford, Richard Simmons, and Hoda Kotb in 2010. NBC Newswire/NBCUniversal via Getty Images
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Hoda Kotb and Kim Kardashian on a 2010 episode of “TODAY”. NBC Newswire/NBCUniversal via Getty Images
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Hoda Kotb and Kathie Lee Gifford appear on NBC’s “Today” show for a special without makeup episode. AP
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Hoda Kotb, Kathie Lee Gifford, and Brian Williams. NBC Newswire/NBCUniversal via Getty Images
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Meredith Vieira and Hoda Kotb on the set of NBC News’ ‘Today’ show in 2013. NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via
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Hoda Kotb and Kathie Lee Gifford during the NBC News Special ‘A Toast to 2015!’ Peter Kramer/NBC
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Today show co-anchors Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb in 2018. Charles Sykes/Invision/AP
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Michelle Obama, Hoda Kotb, and her daughter Haley Joy appearing on Today show in 2018. NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images
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Hoda shared the news of her engagement to Joel Schiffman to her co-anchors Jenna Bush Hager, Craig Melvin, Savannah Guthrie. and Al Roker in 2019. NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images
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Hoda Kotb, Kathie Lee Gifford and Jenna Bush Hager posing together on NBC’s ‘Today’ show in 2020. NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images
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Hoda Kotb of NBC reporting live from the Women’s Team Final in artistic gymnastics at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Getty Images
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Hoda and Jenna braved the polar plunge in 2022. NBCUniversal
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Hoda Kotb tearfully announces she is leaving ‘Today’ on September 24th, 2024. Nathan Congleton/NBC via Getty I
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Hoda Kotb rocking out to a Coldplay performance on NBC’s ‘Today’ at Rockefeller Plaza in 2024. WireImage
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Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager’s hearts do go on at the 2024 NBC’s ‘Today’ Halloween Celebration. Getty Images
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Hoda Kotb and Al Roker at the 136th Tournament of Roses Parade. Casey Durkin/NBC via Getty Images
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Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager hosting the TODAY show on January 6, 2025. Nathan Congleton/NBC via Getty Images
