Hoda Kotb bid farewell to her “Today” co-hosts Friday during her last show as one of the morning program’s anchors. Kotb, 60, announced she would be leaving “Today” back in September after 26 years with NBC.

Hoda Kotb has big plans for life after Today. A co-anchor of the popular morning show since 2018 (and co-host of Today With Hoda & Jenna), Kotb is walking away from the prestigious gig on Jan. 10. She is not,

Kotb, 60, has co-anchored the 7 a.m. and 8 a.m. time slots of “Today” with Savannah Guthrie since 2018. She has also hosted the show’s fourth hour at 10 a.m. since 2007, first with Kathie Lee Gifford, then joined by Jenna Bush Hager in 2019 after Gifford’s exit. Kotb announced her departure from the show on Sept. 2024.

Hoda Kotb is officially exiting the Today show. After close to 30 years of working at NBC and almost 20 years working on the daytime series, the news anchor is leaving the Today show on January 10, 2025.

Hoda Kotb hosts her last 'Today' show episode on Friday, Jan. 10, before stepping down from the NBC daytime news show after 18 years. See 10 of her most memorable moments here.