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“It’s safer to work at NBC.” Hoda Kotb Gets Honest About Finally Deciding To Leave Network TV (But I’m Excited About What She Wants To Do Next)
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“It’s safer to work at NBC.” Hoda Kotb Gets Honest About Finally Deciding To Leave Network TV (But I’m Excited About What She Wants To Do Next)

The broadcast news space is about to change because TV schedule 2024 will signify the final full calendar year for which Hoda Kotb works Today. Kotb announced last month that he would be leaving morning show in early 2025. Needless to say, fans are in their feelings about the longtime host stepping down. As we prepare to say goodbye to Kotb after her successful 15-year run with the program, Kotb updated fans on what her next chapter looks like — and I’m excited for what’s to come.

On the last episode of TODAY With Hoda and Jenna which aired on Friday, October 25, the hosts had a half-hour to celebrate “making space” in life through wellness. At the top of the episode, the pair talked about Kotb’s exit and how the theme of their Friday show was closely tied to what Kotb wants to focus on next. In her words:

I don’t know if you’ve ever had a longing, a calling, a desire, and you can’t satisfy it, even if you try. Because working at NBC is safer. … But sometimes, you know there’s something else you want to try in your life, and I was so excited about the wellness space. Because I realized what was happening to me. I tried different things and noticed that my body was calmer. I was getting sick less. I was feeling better. I was a better parent, a better friend, a better sister, a better daughter, and I thought that all these little things I was doing day by day were helping to change me inside.