It’s the tip of an period at NBC, as Hoda Kotb has signed off on her closing episode of the As we speak present.
Again in September, Hoda introduced her plans to retire from the present after almost 17 years within the As we speak household.
In December, Hoda introduced the date of her closing episode, and this morning, she tearfully bid farewell to the crew, co-stars, and viewers who helped to form the previous 20 years of her life.
Hoda Says Goodbye
“Can I say thank you to every person who came out here?” Hoda mentioned as she wrapped up the present’s 8 am hour for the final time.
“I read your cards. I got your bracelets. I got the scarves you crocheted. I got everything. I want to say thank you from the bottom of my heart.”
There wasn’t a dry eye in the home as Hoda expressed her gratitude and obtained tearful phrases of reward from her colleagues.
“She’s so special it’s almost beyond description,” Savannah Guthrie gushed. She went to reward her longtime co-star for all the time staying centered on the necessary issues in life. “She’s about what matters,” Savannah mentioned.
Hoda can be changed by Craig Melvin, who will now be seated beside Savannah for the present’s 7 and eight am hours.
As for Hoda — nicely, she may not be part of your weekday mornings anymore, however you haven’t seen the final of this TV icon.
What’s Subsequent For Hoda Kotb?
Talking with Web page Six in regards to the subsequent chapter in her profession, Hoda revealed that she’s signed a deal that may allow her to stay onboard at NBC in a smaller position.
Kotb will proceed to contribute unique interviews for As we speak, and she or he’ll attend the subsequent two Olympics as a type of model ambassador — a job much like the one which Snoop Dogg performed in Paris final summer time.
“I think it’ll be kind of a Snoop-ish role,” Hoda remarked of her new gig.
“I want to be a supporting character on a team that is already in place so that I’ll come in and just have a role there. And then I’m going to do my ‘Making Space’ podcast, which I enjoy and love so much,” she continued.
“And for the Today show, I think we talked about doing something every four to six weeks, just a little something.”
Hoda additionally hinted at making frequent appearances on Jenna Bush Hager’s section of As we speak. And he or she dismissed claims that she’s leaving the present as a consequence of a contract dispute.
“This job is amazing and I don’t do it because I get a paycheck every other Thursday. That’s not why. Because then you’re only happy on every other Thursday,” she defined.
“I do it because I love it. And I think it never has been a money thing for me … I’ve taken jobs I’ve loved, and then I’ve asked, you know, for whatever I wanted.”
For 17 years, the love between Hoda and her viewers was all the time mutual. And we’re positive they’re already trying ahead to her first As we speak cameo.
