Savannah Guthrie Shares Feelings On Hoda Kotb Leaving ‘Today’
On September 26, 2024, Hoda Kotb announced on Today that she would be leaving the show. Savannah Guthrie was not surprised when her cohost announced she was going. Hoda and Savannah have been friends for many years and they support each other. The ladies have worked well together since 2018.
Savannah’s Thoughts On Hoda’s Exit
Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb have been cohosts of Today since 2018. Hoda has decided to leave Today so that she can spend more time with her family. Savannah shared how she is feeling about her friend leaving the show. Guthrie said “I was so sad for myself and the show because to me, she’s irreplaceable. I was happy for her as her friend,” she continued “I just think she’s being so creative and so bold and stepping out into this amazing new future that she doesn’t exactly know what it will look like. She believes in herself and she knows and she hears that call. I find that to be incredible.”
Kotb has had a prolific career with NBC. She hosted Dateline for nearly three decades. Hoda became the cohost of Today following Matt Lauer’s termination. She has also hosted Third Hour with Kathy Lee Gifford.
Savannah Finds Out Hoda Is Leaving
Guthrie shared how she found out about Hoda’s plans. She said “It was the Monday before the world found out and she called me because I had had the day off and I was traveling. She called me and the first thing I said to her is, ‘I’m proud of you. I love you, you’re amazing. And it doesn’t matter where we sit, we’ll always be by each other’s side.” So supportive and sweet.
Mrs. Guthrie continued to explain “On the surface, it’s the same show and we’re still a news show where we’re covering the news and then doing fun things in the later hours. But I love our connection and I love our partnership and I’m really proud of it. In many, many ways, it was effortless.” Savannah is very supportive of Hoda, she says “It’s pretty easy to love Hoda and it’s easy to trust Hoda. She’s such an incredible journalist as well as being a ray of sunshine. If you have to get up at these hours, you want to get up with Hoda. I hope that feeling of joy and partnership and trust is pervasive and that we carry on her legacy.”
Hoda’s Plan For Leaving
Hoda Kotb has said that she is leaving Today so that she can spend more time with her family. She said “I realized that it was time for me to turn the page at 60, and to try something new. This is the right time for me to move on. Savannah Guthrie said “We love you so much and that no one at the show wants to imagine this place without you.”
Hoda explained “My time at NBC has been the longest professional love affair of my life. But only because you’ve been beside me on this twenty-six-year adventure. Looking back, the math is nuts. 26 years at NBC News — Ten years at Dateline, seven on the seven o’clock hour, sixteen on the ten o’clock hour,” she continued. “I’m picturing your faces and your families and all the ways you’ve lifted me up and inspired me. That’s my heart singing. So many of my professional relationships have become some of my most cherished friendships.”
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