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,

Today with Jenna & Friends' will begin on Jan. 13 and will feature a rotating roster of co-hosts until someone permanent is named, following Hoda Kotb's exit from the long running morning talk show.

In honor of their last show together, Bush Hager read an emotional letter about their time as co-hosts. Kotb’s family and friends were in the audience — including her two daughters Haley 7, and Hope, 5, sister, brother, sister-in-law, nieces and her closest friends.

Henson served as the first celebrity guest co-host following Kotb's 'Today' exit Jenna Bush Hager is stepping into a new era! The Today show co-anchor kicked off her first solo fourth hour of Today with Jenna & Friends on Monday,

"And what I realized is that if you feel bad about something, you have to just say it and it’ll come home. And it came home!" Jenna Bush Hager said of the necklace Hoda Kotb gifted her for Christmas.

Nathan Congleton/NBC Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager formed a strong bond both on and off the small screen. Kotb and Bush Hager joined NBC's Today in 2007 and 2009, respectively, and went on to cohost the show's fourth hour together following Kathie Lee Gifford's 2019 exit.

Jenna Bush Hager officially entered a new phase of her life this week as she embarked on her first show without Hoda Kotb. Last week, Jenna participated in the week-long “Hoda-bration” to celebrate her friend and co-host’s final day as an anchor.

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 — who have accurately predicted two A-list proposals — believe Travis Kelce will pop the question to girlfriend Taylor Swift soon. Kotb and Bush Hager previously correctly guessed that Benny Blanco would propose to Selena Gomez followed by Tom Holland getting down on one knee for Zendaya.

Today with Jenna & Friends finally has its first batch of celebrity guests. After Hoda Kotb announced her upcoming departure from TODAY, her fourth-hour co-host, Jenna Bush Hager, revealed that Today with Hoda & Jenna would be turned into Today with Jenna & Friends.

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