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On September 26, 2024, NBC host Hoda Kotb announced that she would be leaving the Today Show after 17 years of anchoring. Hoda also worked on Dateline NBC and won several accolades in her journalism career.
According to Celebrity Net Worth, Hoda has a net worth of $30 million. After replacing Matt Lauer as the co-host of the Today Show in 2018, she reportedly signed a new contract with NBC with a revised salary of between $8 million and $10 million per year.
As for her assets, Hoda lives in an Upper Manhattan apartment, according to Celebrity Net Worth. In 2018, she reportedly purchased a home in the Point Lookout, which is estimated to be worth $2 million and has a private swimming dock.
"I decided that this is the right time for me to kind of move on": Hoda Kotb mentions as she leaves the Today Show
Sharing details about her departure from NBC's Today Show, Hoda Kotb mentioned that she decided to turn the page and try something new during her 60th birthday celebration in August 2024.
While Hoda will remain a part of the NBC family and will leave the show early next year, she recalled what she thought during her birthday celebration as she looked at the "beautiful bunch of people with gorgeous signs." She stated:
"And I thought, 'This is what the top of the wave feels like for me.' And I thought it can't get better, and I decided that this is the right time for me to kind of move on."
Hoda Kotb stated that she would be leaving the Today Show to spend more time with her daughters, Hope, 5, and Haley, 7. She mentioned that since she had children late in life, they deserved more of her time. Hoda said that leaving the show "is the hardest thing in the world" for her.
Moreover, the NBC host wrote a letter to the Today Show staff on September 26, 2024, wherein she stated that her "heart is all over the map" as she wrote the letter. She also mentioned:
"I know I'm making the right decision, but it's a painful one. And you all are the reason why. They say two things can be right at the same time, and I'm feeling that so deeply right now. I love you and it's time for me to leave the show."
Toward the end of her letter, Hoda Kotb stated that she plans to remain a part of the NBC family as it is her longest work relationship, which she holds close to her heart. She also mentioned that she would be around given that "family is family," and everyone on the staff would always be a part of her family.
Hoda Kotb joined NBC News as a correspondent in 1998. She was the first host of the Today Show fourth-hour broadcast in September 2007. She is also a New York Times bestselling author and was among Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People in 2018.
In 2007, she was diagnosed with breast cancer, resulting in her not being able to conceive. In 2017, Hoda Kotb adopted her daughter Haley Joy, followed by her second daughter, Hope Catherine, in 2019. The NBC host shares both children with her ex-fiance Joel Schiffman.
