63jili 5 Moments of Joy From Hoda Kotb’s Run on ‘Today’

Hoda Kotb is a woman who knows how to have fun. She laughs easily, often to the point of tears. But that playfulness is balanced by wisdom born of a decades-long career in broadcast journalism. It was with that thoughtfulness that she announced her upcoming departure from NBC’s signature morning show, “Today.”

“It was time for me to turn the page at 60 and try something new,” Ms. Kotb said through tears on Thursday morning. “This is the top of the wave for me. This is the right time for me to move on.”

Here are five memorable moments from her years of being the familiar face, and soothing voice, that millions of people started the day with.

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