Hoda Kotb said goodbye to the 'Today' show after 17 years at the morning news show Jenna Bush Hager said a tearful goodbye to her former Today with Hoda & Jenna co-host Hoda Kotb. Kotb, 60, departed the morning show after 17 years on the Friday,

Kotb and Bush Hager, 43, have hosted “Today with Hoda & Jenna” together since 2019. That year, NBC announced that Hager would replace Kathy Lee Gifford on the fourth hour of “Today” after the latter’s departure earlier that year. The pair quickly became one of daytime television’s most beloved unions.

Kotb had a tear-filled morning, as she also got choked up during the first two morning hours while co-anchoring “Today” with Savannah Guthrie.

After a weeklong "Hoda-bration," Hoda Kotb's final day on 'Today' will be Jan. 10. Kotb's fourth-hour co-host, Jenna Bush Hager, also tells PEOPLE what she will miss most about working with her.

Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager have built a strong friendship since they began cohosting the fourth hour of 'Today' together in 2019

Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager shared a hilariously candid moment after they cut their favorite segment short on one of their final broadcasts together. The Today hosts were answering viewers’ questions and offering advice when they reached one inquiry from someone who was writing in about her sister’s “gentle parenting.”

The 'Today with Jenna & Friends' co-hosts pointed out the "signs" that indicate the celebrity couple are "on the road to an engagement"

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,

Hoda Kotb breaks down in tears during her last day on the 'Today' show as she signs off after 17 years. The TV journalist's final show was filled with tributes from her colleagues and celeb messages,

After a round of "We Listen and We Don't Judge" on the Jan. 7 'Today' episode, Bush Hager admitted she had lost Kotb's Christmas gift to her