Hoda Kotb announced she was leaving the Today show after 17 years and is opening up about what motivated her decision. In a new interview, Kotb said that the driving force behind her decision to step away from the morning show was to spend more time with her family.

Hoda Kotb has a nickname. “They call me Hodini because I always leave the party early,” she says. “Look, sometimes you miss a lot! People will be like, ‘Guess who showed u

The decision to give up her coveted place on the Today couch, alongside cohosts Savannah Guthrie, Jenna Bush Hager, and Al Roker, did not come lightly. It was, in part, influenced by her youngest daughter’s stay at the ICU, which came after Hope experienced a sudden medical crisis in February 2023.