Hoda Kotb exited the 'Today' show on Jan. 10, making way for Melvin to replace her in the co-anchor seat It’s the start of a new era on the Today show. After Hoda Kotb exited the NBC morning show on Friday,

We go in and we sit on the set and there are these trays,” Guthrie joked, explaining that in the trays for their personal items, Kotb had left, “like, one contact and, like, expired

As Hoda's right hand for the well-loved fourth hour of Today, Jenna Bush Hager penned a heartfelt letter showing how much having Hoda in her corner has meant all

“I was like, ‘Are they forcing you out?’ She’s like, ‘No Craig, I’m OK. I’m leaving,’” he recalled. “I was legit stunned, so much so that after she left, I went back to her dressing room, and I was like, ‘Are you sure you’re OK?’ It takes a certain kind of courage to leave anything when you’re at the height of your game.”

It was a “Hoda-bration” at the Today show Friday as Hoda Kotb prepared to exit the long-running NBC show after 17 years. Kotb, who has spent 26 years at NBC News and has co-anchored Today With Hoda & Jenna since 2018,

Hoda Kotb officially said goodbye to the "Today" show Friday in an emotional episode filled with memorable moments. Here are five of the best: — Kotb was joined by daughters Haley, 8, and Hope, 5, for part of the broadcast.

Hoda Kotb appeared on her final episode of the 'Today' show on Friday, January 10, after announcing her exit in September 2024

The 60-year-old journalist spoke with PEOPLE on the 'Today' Plaza after a massive televised 'Hoda-Bration' commemorated her final day

Hoda Kotb, the co-host of NBC’s “Today,” signed off Friday, ending a nearly two-decade long run with the morning show.

It was an emotional send-off for Hoda Kotb on her last episode of Today —with one moment standing out as particularly memorable for the anchor. Following the broadcast on Friday, Jan. 10, Kotb opened up to Parade about her favorite thing that happened during the show, and it involved a very special—and very green—guest.

After Hoda Kotb exited the NBC morning show on Friday ... offered her support as did weatherman Al Roker. But it was Carson Daly who couldn’t help but joke about the new head anchor.

Jenna Bush Hager promised Today viewers there would be no more George W. Bush stories featured in her Morning Boost after Tuesday's show. The 43-year-old broadcaster revealed that her family group chat "blew up" after a video clip of her father at the 2025 Presidential Inauguration of Donald Trump went viral.