Kathie Lee Gifford is sharing praise for Hoda Kotb after she announced her departure from Today. The television personality, 71, shared a sweet message about her friend and former co-host following the announcement.

Hoda Kotb, a fixture at NBC for more than two decades, says she will leave her morning perch on the “Today” show early next year, telling staffers “it’s time.” In a memo to her team — and later in an emotional on-air reveal Thursday — Kotb said her 60th birthday this summer helped trigger the departure: “I saw it all so clearly: my broadcast career has been beyond meaningful,

Kathie Lee Gifford, who left "Today" in 2019 after a decade of co-hosting with Hoda Kotb, shared a sweet message after Kotb announced her exit.