Kathie Lee Gifford announces she's leaving NBC's ''Today'' Show after 11 years

Kathie Lee Gifford made the tearful announcement that she's leaving the "Today" show on Tuesday.

The 65-year-old has been a member of the NBC morning show cast for more than 10 years. "It's bittersweet, as these things always are," she told viewers at the top of the fourth hour, which she has co-hosted with Hoda Kotb since 2008. Gifford went on to say that she only intended to work at the show for a year, but "fell in love with a beautiful Egyptian goddess," she said, referring to Kotb. "Now, when it's our 11th anniversary, I'm going to be leaving the 'Today' show," Gifford said.
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"It’s bittersweet, as these things always are…”@kathielgifford announces she will be leaving TODAY on her 11th anniversary in April 2019. pic.twitter.com/YsHIq6c9ev

— TODAY (@TODAYshow) December 11, 2018