According to Puck, she earned more than $20 million a year, a salary network executives told her couldn't be justified anymore thanks to the changing broadcast landscape. "NBC executives loved Hoda and knew her value to the brand,

Al Roker is honoring Hoda Kotb after she announced her departure from the Today show. “It’s taken a little time to process, but I feel nothing but happiness for my dear friend, @hodakotb,” Roker, 70,

Hoda Kotb, the co-anchor of NBC’s morning show, “Today,” is leaving her position early next year, she announced Thursday.