Ann Curry has confirmed that she is leaving the “Today” show.
An official announcement will be made on Thursday morning’s broadcast.
Curry’s move, after just one year as co-host and days of intense speculation about her future, was confirmed in an interview with USA Today published late Wednesday.
“I’m going to have to tell our viewers. That’s what makes me more emotional than anything,” says Curry, adding, “I don’t want to leave them. I love them. And I will really miss them.”
Curry admits it is “going to be a bit of a tough day.”
She says she was “hurt deeply” by recent leaks and press reports concerning her uncertain “Today” tenure, and that she was not given enough time to work out whatever kinks cropped up in the show during her year alongside Matt Lauer.
This spring, “Today” lost in some weekly ratings to ABC competitor “Good Morning America” for the first time in 16 years.
Curry will stay with NBC News under the terms of a multi-year contract that makes her an “anchor-at-large” for “Today” and a “national/international correspondent.”
The new role will allow her to travel the world with a seven-person unit, covering major news stories.
She’ll contribute to shows like “Dateline” and the “NBC Nightly News.”
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