V eteran journalist Hoda Kotb announced her exit from The Today Show during a broadcast several weeks ago, much to the disappointment of fans. And that’s understandable, given t

In the whirlwind world of morning television, changes in the anchor chair are always headline-worthy, but Hoda Kotb's recent decision to leave the Today show didn't come as a shock to her co-anchor, Savannah Guthrie.

"I'll hold it down,” Guthrie told PEOPLE of her co-host's upcoming departure Savannah Guthrie is going to keep things going after Hoda Kotb exits the Today show. Speaking exclusively to PEOPLE at the Project Healthy Minds World Mental Health Day Gala on Thursday,