As her tenure on the show comes to a close, find out who is replacing Hoda on TODAY<\/em>.<\/p>\n According to TODAY<\/em><\/a>, Kotb felt she’d reached her career “peak,” and indicated a desire to spend more time with her two daughters<\/a>. “I knew that that was the best it was going to be,” she said in an interview with the show. “I was on top of the mountain, and I was looking out, and I said, ‘God, this is amazing.'” But, she says, it “underscored” a deep question. “…a week or so before, my little girl Hope<\/strong> was climbing a tree, and she loves this tree, and she was at the top,” she recalled. “And so, I said, ‘Look at you. You’re on top of that tree.’ I go, ‘What are you going to do \u2014 what are you going to do now?'” Hoda continued, “She goes, ‘I guess I’ll find a different tree.'”<\/p>\n Kotb says at that point she “kind of knew that it was time to try something different, and that means, you know, having my kids ride sidecar next to me more often than they have been.”<\/p>\n According to the New York Post<\/em><\/a>, broadcast journalist Craig Melvin<\/strong> will be taking over Kotb’s role. A permanent co-host for TODAY With Hoda & Jenna<\/em> has not yet been announced. Rotating guest hosts will fill in the blanks until a decision has been made.<\/p>\n According to TODAY<\/em><\/a>, Hoda’s last day as a co-anchor of the show, and co-host of TODAY With Hoda and Jenna<\/em> will be Friday, January 10, 2025. 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