Will Savannah Guthrie be next to leave ‘Today’? NBC insider names the two frontrunners to replace Hoda Kotb after shock exit
nypost.comHoda Kotb’s decision to depart the long-running breakfast show, bosses are allegedly anxious that co-anchor Savannah Guthrie could follow suit.
Kotb, 60, announced her shock move on Thursday, saying she is ready “to turn the page” and will leave “Today” early next year after sitting at Guthrie’s side since 2017.
Guthrie, 50, has her contract coming up for renewal next year, and honchos are worried she may also decide it’s time to seek new horizons.
The veteran broadcaster, who is purportedly paid more than $8 million a year, has co-anchored “Today” since 2012 and steered the show through the Matt Lauer sex scandal that rocked the network seven years ago.“Savannah’s contract is coming up next year and they want to keep her and will be doing anything they can to continue their relationship with Savannah as a means of not overhauling everything,” an NBC insider spilled to Daily Mail.
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