Matt Lauer, Hoda Kotb, Anne Curry.
Noam Galai/WireImage; Nathan Congleton/NBC; George Langnumerous today Show hosts have come and gone from the NBC morning show over the years — both on good and bad terms.
Hoda KotbFor her part, she surprised fans in September 2024 with the news that she would be leaving today After nearly 30 years at NBC. “I just turned 60, and that was a landmark moment for me when I turned 60 because I started thinking about that decade, like, ‘What does this decade mean? What does it hold? What will it be for me?’” she announced at the time, crying. “It's time for me to turn the page at 60 and try something new.”
Kotb recalled how celebrating her 60th birthday on the show the previous month helped her realize it was time to step back from the program. today. “I remember standing outside, looking at this beautiful group of people with all these great signs, and thinking, ‘This is what the crest of a wave feels like to me,’ and thinking, ‘It can’t get any better,’” she explained. And (I) decided it was the right time for me to move on.
In addition, Kotb said he wants to spend more time with… Her daughtersAnd Hailey and Hope, who she shares with her ex-fiancé Joel SchiffmanIt played a big role in her decision. “I thought they deserved a bigger piece of my time, my pie. I feel like we only have a limited amount of time,” she said. “And so, with all that being said, this is the hardest thing in the world.”
The Hoda Kotb Show news coming out today is bittersweet for its hosts. “I just turned 60, and that was a landmark moment for me when I turned 60 because I started thinking about that decade, like, what does this decade mean? What does it hold? What will it be for me? Pole, (…)
Qutb officially bids farewell today On January 10, 2025.
Scroll down to see more today The most dramatic host exit on the show:
Deborah Norville
Norvell replaced the longtime host Jane Pauley on today In 1990. After one year of the series, she exited the show while on maternity leave due to criticism and low ratings.
“I was fired while on maternity leave, having just given birth to my first child. It was personally devastating to go, in less than two years, from 'fastest rising star on NBC' to a pariah on television. It was terrible,” she recalled. In a June 2012 column for Hollywood Reporter. “But, just as an earthquake forces you to check the foundation of your house, the collapse of my career forced me to reevaluate everything.”
She continued: “The depression I suffered from prompted me to research the power of the mind and led to the writing of a number of books based on positive psychology, as I rebuilt my career first at ABC Radio, then CBS News and Internal Edition“.
Norvell served as anchor for Internal Edition Since 1995.
Katie Couric
Couric took over Norvell's hosting spot in 1991 and has remained so today Until 2006. She recalled her decision to leave the show in her 2021 memoir, Go there“By 2005, I was at a crossroads,” he writes. I loved it today He offered, but after 15 years, I was worried. I longed to be respected for my journalistic skills, and although I did many serious interviews in the morning, the fun things, the things I enjoyed doing… (that) were what people remembered. I felt the show became softer, the tough news interviews became shorter, and the segments became more dramatic.
Couric went to anchor CBS Evening Newsbecoming the first solo woman to anchor a nightly newscast. She left the role after five years today In October 2021, she said she didn't think “the country was ready for a broadcaster.” She added: “Maybe they were not ready to receive me as a broadcaster just because of their perceptions of me. But I went there to say that a woman can do this job with confidence and competence, and this is what prompted me to make my decision.”
Ann Curry
Curry served Matt LauerHer assistant of one year unexpectedly announced on air in 2012 that she was Leave the show. At the time, rumors spread that the network was Not pleased With her lack of chemistry with Lauer, which led to Lower ratings.
“I still don't really understand,” Curry said. deer From her today exit in a September 2020 interview. “I know I didn't do anything wrong. I know I was good at my job. They say where there's smoke, there's fire. You can read tea leaves. But you know, I'm a fact-based reporter, so it's hard for me to I go out there with something very close to the vest I don't know.
She continued: “The bottom line is that it still hurts.” Honestly, it hurts a lot, because I truly believe I didn't do anything wrong. But despite the pain that still remains, I know that I have contributed to reducing the suffering of some people.
Billy Bush
Us Weekly It was confirmed in October 2016 that Bush had been suspended from his role as co-host of the third hour of the program today After a video clip was leaked in which he appears making obscene comments during a conversation with him Donald Trump. It's official I got out of the chain later that month after reaching a settlement with NBC.
“I am so grateful for the conversations I have had with my daughters, and for all the support from family, friends and colleagues,” Bush said. we In a statement at the time. “I look forward to what lies ahead.” Bush has served as host of additional Since 2019.
Tamron Hall
News broke in February 2017 that Hall would be in attendance He left NBC News and MSNBC. This announcement came shortly after this was revealed Megyn Kelly It will be Seizure Three o'clock todaywhich was hosted by Hall Al Roker.
“Tamron is an exceptional journalist, and we appreciate and enjoy her work today and MSNBC expressed hope that she would decide to stay. “We are disappointed that she has chosen to leave, but we wish her all the best,” NBCUniversal said in a statement at the time.
Nathan Congleton/NBC Hoda Kotb's tenure on the Today show was filled with many memorable moments. The TV personality announced in September 2024 that she would be leaving the popular morning show after 26 years on NBC, 16 years as co-anchor of the Today show and seven years as co-anchor of Savannah Guthrie. “I have just turned sixty years old, and[…]
A source said exclusively we That the network wasn't “fighting that hard” to keep Hall ahead of Kelly's today entry, stating that Kelly was viewed as “more valuable.” A second insider source later said we that Hall was shocked by the switch and was told only “minutes before going on air” that Kelly was taking over for her and Rucker's time slot.
The hall moved from today With her eponymous talk show in 2019.
Matt Lauer
Savannah Guthrie Qutb was shocked today Viewers in November 2017 by announcing that Lauer was Fired by NBC As a result of allegations of sexual misconduct. at that time, diverse published a report accusing the long-time broadcaster of Sexual harassment of several women. The accusations included sending a sex toy to one woman, dropping his pants in front of another, and getting angry at a woman for not having sexual relations with him, among other allegations.
Lower He broke his silence On the scandal shortly after his dismissal. “There are no words to express my sadness and remorse for the pain I have caused others with words and actions. To the people I have hurt, I am truly sorry,” Guthrie read on air in a statement on Lauer's behalf.
His statement continued: “Repairing the damage will take a lot of time and soul searching and I am committed to starting that effort. It is now my full-time job.”
He was a pole He was named as Weir's replacement In 2018. NBCUniversal released its findings from a Investigation lasted for months On Lauer's actions in May, he revealed that network executives had received no complaints about his behavior prior to November 2017 when a woman later revealed that she was… Brooke Nevilsfiled a complaint against Lauer. According to the report, Lauer admitted to engaging in sexual activity with the woman a day later.
in Ronan Farrowbook 2019, Capture and killNeville She accused Lauer of anally raping her In his hotel room during the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Nevils claimed to have been captured previously today Hosts Meredith Vieira about the incident and was encouraged to report it to Human Resources.
Lauer criticized the rape accusations in an October 2019 statement to weHe called Nevils' claims “categorically false” and stated that their encounter was consensual. “But within a year, she was reportedly trying to sell a book. She also apparently requested payment from NBC.” “And now she is making outrageous and false accusations to help sell a different book and get into the spotlight to do as much damage as possible.”
Hoda Kotb
During her departure announcement in September 2024, Kotb announced that she would remain on the show until Early 2025 And it won't completely separate from NBC. “She’s the person that everyone loves,” an insider told NBC exclusively. we at that time. “She's the same off camera as she is in front of the camera, and I think that's the hardest thing because you can't say that to everyone.”
The source described Kotb's exit as a “huge blow” to the series, and noted that the TV personality was “heavily focused” on her health. Next career steps.
“I am Start an application and wellness company “It will involve retreats and podcasts and all kinds of things that we can bring together, and do the things that I love,” she shared in a January 2025 episode of The Kelly Clarkson Show. “It's not like going to Mexico with your girls, which is fun, but it's the thing that when you leave, you'll say, ‘Oh my God, I feel transformed.’ I feel different.”
At the time, she noted, the app was still “in the construction phase” but was expected to launch in the spring of that year.
A pole rang in her The last week of today With a 'Huda-Bringing' filled with surprise guests, emotional reunions and heartfelt tributes. “I became who I am now in this hour of this show, and you were with me every step of the way,” she read from a “love letter” she wrote to fans on it. Final episode to Hoda and Jenna. “So, as I sit here today in my final moments on this final day of this chapter of my career, I want to say thank you from the bottom of my heart for the trip of a lifetime. I love you.”
