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Before Wednesday’s announcement, Sheinelle Jones’ co-hosts would say only that she was out for the day.
A rundown of the big moments—Kathie Lee! Kermit! Oprah!—and puddles of tears on the beloved host’s last episode of “Today,” a reminder of what made her run on the show so special.
Her sendoff from the show also included an “orb” gift from Jamie Lee Curtis and a song from Kermit the Frog.
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“I’ve been obsessed with her movies since forever,” co-host Jenna Bush Hager said of Johansson.
Kotb told Seth Meyers the three shocking words her “Today Show” co-host told her when she first broke the news.
She didn’t appear to want to talk about her plans for tying the knot with Jeff Bezos.
Kotb announced in September she would leave the show—reportedly after NBC planned to cut her pay.
The beloved morning host on the “Today” show was reportedly among the first to be asked to take a pay cut—something that her fellow morning anchors are also set to face.
“Next year’s going to be a bloodbath,” a news executive told the Daily Beast, referencing TV news anchors’ top-dollar salaries. “All these big moneymakers—they’re all gone.”