Hoda Kotb will step down as co-anchor of NBC's 'TODAY' show

Hoda Kotb, a beloved mainstay of NBC News' "TODAY" for nearly two decades, announced Thursday that she will step down from the network's flagship morning show early next year.

Hoda Kotb, a beloved mainstay of NBC News' "TODAY" for nearly two decades, announced Thursday that she will step down from the network's flagship morning show early next year.

She said she made the decision after she turned 60 last month. "I realized that it was time for me to turn the page at 60 and to try something new," she said, fighting back tears and surrounded by her fellow hosts.

Kotb has co-anchored “TODAY” with Savannah Guthrie since early 2018. They were the show’s first all-female anchor team.

Guthrie, visibly emotional, said the “TODAY” team doesn’t “want to imagine this place without you.” Guthrie praised Kotb for her “guts” and said she is exiting at "the top of [her] game."

Hoda Kotb announces she is stepping down as co-host of the "Today" show.Nathan Congleton / NBCIn a written message to her colleagues, Kotb said her daughters and her mother "need and deserve a bigger slice of my time pie."

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