Al Roker Reflects on Retirement After Hoda Kotb's 'Today' Exit
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Like his colleague Hoda Kotb, Al Roker, the 70-year-old beloved weatherman, acknowledges that the time will come for him to step down from his beloved 'Today' show.

AceShowbiz - Like his colleague Hoda Kotb, Al Roker acknowledges that the time will come for him to step down from his beloved "Today" show. However, the beloved weatherman, 70, emphasizes that it's not happening anytime soon.

"You know when you know," Roker said at the first Food & Wine Classic festival in Charleston, South Carolina. "That was the kind of the beautiful thing for Hoda. You even look at ... Joe Biden. It's like, everybody has a reason that they decide it's time to go."

While he knows "that time will come," Roker is content in his current role. "I don't feel like that's my time yet, but who knows. Maybe a year or two. Maybe not, but I'm enjoying it. I love this," he shared. "You don't get off the train until the last stop."

Kotb tearfully announced her "Today" departure while surrounded by her colleagues Roker, Savannah Guthrie, Craig Melvin, Jenna Bush Hager and Sheinelle Jones last week. The decision stemmed from her desire to prioritize her children, Haley and Hope.

"I had my kiddos later in life and I was thinking that they deserve a bigger piece of my time pie that I have," Kotb said. "I feel like we only have a finite amount of time. And so, with all that being said, this is the hardest thing in the world."

Roker deeply understands Kotb's reasoning. "And look, I'm very fortunate in that I've watched my kids grow up. Especially when Courtney was younger, I was in local news, so I was home in the morning with my kids. But she's got two young daughters, Haley and Hope ... Those moments, those kids grow up. I mean, it's cliche, but because it's true. It's like you blink," he added. "So I understand exactly why she did it."

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