If you love your Wednesdays, Kotb explained, youll love your life.

This is not a goodbye letter, Kotb read.

This is a love letter, a love letter to you.

Hoda Kotb on Today during her final show

Hoda Kotb on ‘Today’Today vai YouTube

Its actually kind of a thank you note as well.

So how do I say it?

How do I say thank you for more hugs and more love than one person deserves.

Hoda Kotb

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Kotbannounced last yearthat she was stepping down as co-host of the show.

You have made the right move even though it is hard to do.

She gave Kotb a orb she made that read, Every today with you is a better day.

Throughout this mornings broadcast, Kotb and Guthrie teared up through what was billed as a Hoda-bration.

A sign on the cars trunk read, Just Repotted.

Kotb joinedNBCNews in 1998 as a correspondent forDatelineand joinedTodayin 2007.

When she announced her departure in September, she said that she planned to remain at the connection.