Willie Geist Announces Exit from NBC's TODAY; Billy Bush to Take Over

Willie Geist officially announced his exit from TODAY this morning. The long-time host will be replaced by TODAY newcomer Billy Bush.

"Between Sunday TODAY with Willie Geist, MSNBC's "Morning Joe" and the third hour of TODAY, I've been wearing a lot of hats lately," Willie Geist told viewers and his fellow anchors this morning. He went on to warn Billy that "Tamron get hangry" (angry when she's hungry), but assures everyone that "the show's in good hands." Watch the official announcement below!

NBC News pioneered the morning news program when it launched TODAY in 1952 with Dave Garroway as host. For more than 60 years, TODAY has provided a daily live broadcast of the latest in domestic and international news, weather reports, and interviews with newsmakers from the worlds of politics, business, media, entertainment and sports.

TODAY is renowned for providing its audience with a "window on the world," bringing viewers breaking news as it happens and often broadcasting from locations around the globe. TODAY's longtime home at New York's Rockefeller Plaza attracts thousands of visitors each year to peer into its windows and become part of TODAY's broadcast. The Emmy Award winning program is anchored by Matt Lauer, Savannah Guthrie, Al Roker and Natalie Morales. Don Nash is the executive producer.