Following Hoda Kotb's announcement that she is leaving the "Today" show, co-anchor Al Roker spoke out, calling her exit bittersweet.

According to Puck, she earned more than $20 million a year, a salary network executives told her couldn't be justified anymore thanks to the changing broadcast landscape. "NBC executives loved Hoda and knew her value to the brand,

Hoda Kotb, the co-anchor of NBC’s morning show, “Today,” is leaving her position early next year, she announced Thursday.