<body><div><figure><iframe height="360" src="https://content.jwplatform.com/players/33CUL2jX-Gqa7hx4c.html" width="100%"></iframe><figcaption>WNBA Players In A Relationship Face Off In Playoffs (1:14) </figcaption></figure><p> A longtime co-host of the "TODAY" show announced on Thursday morning that they are leaving the program at the end of the year. </p><p> Hoda Kotb, 60, will be stepping down as co-host of the show at the end of the year. The legendary morning show co-host has been with the program for 17 years. But she's decided that her family deserves more of her time. Kotb admitted that her family&nbsp;"need and deserve a bigger slice of my time pie." </p><p> "I will miss you all desperately," she wrote, "but I'm ready and excited." </p><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2d2lf8_0vkRYiFN00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2d2lf8_0vkRYiFN00" width="1200" height="673" ><figcaption>The "TODAY" show. <p> NBC&amp;period </p></figcaption></figure><p> Kotb spoke with the New York Times before sharing her decision on the air. </p><p> “I just thought the universe was speaking to me,” <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/26/business/media/hoda-kotb-today-show.html" rel="nofollow"> she told The Times </a> . “This is a time in life for looking inside you, and figuring out what your yearnings are, your callings — where or what direction you’re headed during this new decade.” </p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en"> Hoda Kotb has announced that she is leaving TODAY early next year. <a href="https://t.co/sXuRsDbNnI" rel="nofollow"> pic.twitter.com/sXuRsDbNnI </a></p> — TODAY (@TODAYshow) <a href="https://twitter.com/TODAYshow/status/1839280777323806812?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="nofollow"> September 26, 2024 </a></blockquote><script async charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><p> Kotb will surely be missed on the morning show. She's been a fixture on NBC's morning show for nearly two decades at this point. But you have to respect her decision to spend more time with her loved ones. </p><p> Enjoy retirement, Hoda. </p><p align="center"><strong><a href="https://thespun.com/nascar/danica-patrick-announces-her-official-2024-presidential-endorsement" rel="nofollow"> Related: Danica Patrick Announces Her Official 2024 Presidential Endorsement </a></strong></p></div></body>

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A longtime co-host of the \"TODAY\" show announced on Thursday morning that they are leaving the program at the end of the year. Hoda Kotb, 60, will be stepping down as co-host of the show at the end of the year. The legendary morning show co-host has been with the program for 17 years. But she's ...

A longtime co-host of the "TODAY" show announced on Thursday morning that they are leaving the program at the end of the year. Hoda Kotb, 60, will be stepping down as co-host of the show at the end of the year. The legendary morning show co-host has been with the program for 17 years. But she's ...