Hoda Kotb announces departure from 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.