Savannah Guthrie hints at exiting the Today show after Hoda Kotb’s shocking farewell news

Savannah Guthrie has hinted that she could be the next to leave Today after Hoda Kotb announced her departure from the morning show last month.

The 52-year-old admitted that she and Hoda, 60, are “at the same stage of life” as she spoke at Project Healthy Minds’ World Mental Health Day gala on Thursday.

“We are dear friends and have a lot in common,” she told Us Weekly. “We are basically in the same phase of life.

“We have these little children that we are both so lucky to be having later in life. “It makes a lot of sense to me what she decided to do,” Savannah added, seemingly alluding to her own possible exit.

Savannah joined NBC in 2007 as a legal correspondent and appeared alongside Brian Williams on Today and NBC Nightly News.

She later became a White House correspondent for NBC and hosted the Daily Rundown from 2010 to 2011.

In 2012, she joined Today as a third-hour co-host and began co-hosting with Hoda in 2018.

While Savannah admitted she was “sad” to see Hoda leave the show, she was also excited for her “amazing new future.”

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“I was so sad for myself and for the show because it is irreplaceable to me. I was happy for her as her friend,” Savannah noted.

“I just think she’s so creative and brave and stepping into this amazing new future that she doesn’t know exactly what it’s going to look like.”

“She believes in herself, and she knows and she hears that call. I think that’s incredible.”

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Hoda made her announcement on September 26, both on the show and on social media.

Her emotional statement, which she posted on Instagram alongside a photo of her on the morning show, read: “My time at NBC was the longest professional love affair of my life. But only because you were by my side for these 26 years.” Adventure.

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“Looking back, the calculation is crazy… Since I will be working until the beginning of 2025, there is still plenty of time to talk about what lies ahead for all of us. But I know one thing for sure at the moment: everything is okay.” everything will go well.

“The peacock’s feathers are never ruffled… No matter who comes or goes. TODAY and its wonderful people – all of you – never waver.

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“You always overcome change with grace and courage. Happy and grateful, I plan to remain a part of the NBC family, the longest working relationship I have ever held close to my heart. I’ll be there. How could that be.” Not me? Family is family and you will always be a part of me.

Among the factors influencing her decision to leave, which included her recent 60th birthday, were her two young daughters, Haley, seven, and Hope, five.

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The loving mother admitted this during her recent appearance The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon that she wants to spend more time with them.

“You just get a feeling when you watch them grow. They need a little more from me and I need more from them,” she said. “So I think everything will work out wonderfully.”

Today presenters at a glance

Dylan Dreyer

NBC meteorologist best known for hosting Third Hour, a radio show with husband Brian, and specials for the Weather Channel.

Al Roker

Legendary weather forecaster known for his outside broadcasts, including the viral Hurricane Wilma report in 2005.

Savannah Guthrie

Longtime NBC anchor known for her legal and political reporting before becoming the host of Today.

Hoda Kotb

Known for her work with children’s books, entertainment theme Fourth Hour and Hoda’s Morning Boost.

Craig Melvin

He is best known for his political and current affairs reporting for NBC, as well as his work with colon cancer charities.

Carson Daly

Longtime TV personality known for his talk shows Pop Start with Today, MTV’s Total Request Live, and The Voice.