January 22, 2025
Hoda Kotb turns off alarms after closing ‘Today’

Hoda Kotb turns off alarms after closing ‘Today’

Hoda Kotb is no longer an early riser!

On Sunday, January 12, Kotb, 60, posted a screenshot to Instagram of her morning alarm turned off after leaving Today after 17 years.

“No alarm… whaaaaaattttt???” the former co-host wrote in the caption after leaving the show on Friday, January 10.

The screenshot showed “No alarm” at the top for the next morning and three alarms that had previously been set with the button turned off from 3:00 a.m. to 3:30 a.m. each day – revealing Kotb’s old wake-up call times for the NBC morning show.

Kotb offered words of support to her former colleagues Savannah Guthrie and Craig Melvin, who replaces her on the show, ahead of the January 13 episode in an earlier joint post the trio shared on Instagram.

Hoda Kotb turns off her morning alarm after wrapping up ‘Today’.

Hoda Kotb/Instagram


“Wake up in the morning…and kill them @savannahguthrie @craigmelvinnbc xxx,” Kotb wrote in the caption, adding, “My fingers are crossed for you ❤️❤️.”

Alongside Kotb’s post was a photo of Guthrie, 53, and Melvin, 45, posing together in a room at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, while on location filming for Today.

Guthrie responded to Kotb in the comments section: “We love you so much – forever in our hearts.”

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Kotb posted a sweet message to her ex-colleagues Savannah Guthrie and Crag Melvin on January 12.

Hoda Kotb/Instagram


Kotb shared some more words of praise and encouragement to her former cohost Jenna Bush Hager in another post on Instagram.

“Jenna Bush Hager…I’m working on the poor right now,” Kotb wrote next to a photo of 43-year-old Bush Hager, smiling. ‘Sleep well – then… tomorrow morning… Start over… you’re magical! @jennabhager.”

Kotb made her emotional departure Today on Friday, January 10 with a huge “Hoda-Bration.” The former cohost announced on September 26 that she planned to leave her role on the show after nearly two decades.

Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager pictured in February 2023.

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During her final show, Kotb was surrounded by her colleagues in a heartwarming broadcast, along with a slew of guests including Kermit the Frog, Maria Shriver and Simone Biles.

Kotb said goodbye to her Today“I want to thank everyone who came here. I read your cards. I have your bracelets. I have the scarves you crocheted. I have read the texts. I have everything. So I just want to say from the bottom of my heart… for being here and for everything you’ve done.”

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