The 60-year-old journalist spoke with PEOPLE on the 'Today' Plaza after a massive televised 'Hoda-Bration' commemorated her final day

Hoda Kotb’s kids, Haley and Hope, appeared beside the television icon during her last appearance as co-anchor of Today.

Hoda Kotb officially said goodbye to the Today show with her final episode on Friday, January 10. It was an emotional morning for the news anchor, who was joined by daughters Haley, 8, and Hope, 5, for part of the broadcast.

The Today show pulled out all the stops Friday as it celebrated departing co-anchor Hoda Kotb. Among a number of celebrity guests to make an appearance during the 8 a.m. hour was Kermit the Frog, who serenaded Kotb and her two daughters – Hayley,

Near the end of the song, Kermit prompted all of the Today personalities on set to join them in singing, and most of them complied. Kotb and her colleagues applauded when the song

It was a “Hoda-bration” at the Today show Friday as Hoda Kotb prepared to exit the long-running NBC show after 17 years. Kotb, who has spent 26 years at NBC News and has co-anchored Today With Hoda & Jenna since 2018,

Hoda Kotb, the co-host of NBC’s “Today,” signed off Friday, ending a nearly two-decade long run with the morning show. As part of her send-off, the program showed a retrospective of her time with “Today,

As her “Today” family named her final day, “It’s a Hoda-bration!” Hoda Kotb was fêted on Friday during her last day hosting “Today” after 17 years at the show. Kotb announced her departure in Sept. 2024,