Hoda Kotb bursts into tears during emotional final episode of Today
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The TV host announced back in September that she was leaving ‘Today’ after more than 26 years with NBC. Hoda Kotb’s final episode on the Today show was as emotional as expected. “That was not fair,” she said after watching the video as she wiped away tears. She also thanked her colleagues who sat beside her during the show, including Carson Daly, Al Roker, Savannah Guthrie, and Craig Melvin, the latter of whom is taking over her responsibilities at Today.
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“You are going to be fantastic. You’re going to bring it home,” she told Melvin, whose first broadcast is on January 13. Kotb’s 8am segment continued with some more special moments, including a pre-recorded video and a gift from Jamie Lee Curtis.
“I did have something made for you by Moy Thompson, and it’s one of my orbs, and it says, ‘Every Today with you is a better day,’ and the dates of your time at Today,” Curtis said. “So from all of your fans, your friends, me included. Thank you for being such a shining example to all of us of what’s really important, and the reason that you’re stopping is the most important. God bless you and thank you!”.
Meanwhile, fellow TV legend Oprah Winfrey also appeared on Kotb’s last show, with a special pre-recorded message. Winfrey noted that while it must be “difficult” for Kotb to leave the network, the now Today alum knew it was “time to move on to the next thing.”.
“And I will tell you that in the future, you’re going to look back and you’re going to say, ‘Was that the right decision? Did I do the right thing?’” Winfrey told the mother of two daughters, Haley, seven, and Hope, five. “And I will assure you that yes, you have made the right move, although it has been very hard to do.
