Why Hoda Kotb’s ‘Today’ Show Exit Is Real Start of TV Anchor ‘Bloodbath’

A brutal truth was submerged within the river of tears on Thursday's Today show after co-anchor Hoda Kotb announced her departure after six years of co-anchoring the main 7-9 a.m. show. Her exit starkly symbolizes how the era of the all-powerful morning TV anchor is coming to an end.“Next year’s going to be a bloodbath,” a news executive inside 30 Rock told The Daily Beast, referencing the top-dollar salaries news anchors have commanded for years. “All these big moneymakers, they’re all gone.”Ko