Hoda Kotb to step down as co-anchor of NBC's 'Today' show

Hoda Kotb will be leaving NBC's 'Today' show early next year.

The longtime co-anchor made the announcement on the morning show Thursday and through a letter shared with staff.

"I just turned 60 and it was such a monumental moment for me, when I turned 60 years old, because I started thinking about that decade - like what does that decade mean, what does it hold, what's it going to have for me - and I realize that it was time for me to turn the page at 60 and to try something new," Kotb shared on-air with her co-anchors and viewers.

"This is the right time for me to move on," she added, while tearing up.

Kotb explained part of her decision included thinking about how her kids deserve a bigger piece of her "time pie."



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