Donna Farizan, a “In the present day” contributor, introduced her departure from the NBC morning present throughout Monday’s “In the present day With Jenna and Buddies.”
“A 12 months in the past, I launched a sequence referred to as ‘Personal Your Energy,’ the place I challenged myself to talk my fact,” Farizan advised co-hosts Jenna Bush Hager and Savannah Guthrie. “And now, after 12 years with ‘In the present day,’ I’m difficult myself to unfold my wings past the present to see what new and thrilling alternatives await me professionally.”
Farizan, 34, then learn a letter she wrote to herself reflecting on the experiences and classes she gained throughout her time on the present.
“The world of TV and content material can generally really feel overwhelming as a result of there isn’t a street map,” she mentioned as highlights from the final 12 years performed. “However I’m so grateful to have gone to the college of Kathie Lee Gifford, the college of Hoda Kotb and the college of Jenna Bush Hager, as a result of now it’s time for me, Donna Farizan, to create my very own map.”
Farizan, who joined “In the present day” as an intern when she was 20, grew to become a full-time contributor after graduating from George Washington College in Washington, D.C.
All through her “In the present day” profession, she hosted recreation segments and, by way of her section “Personal Your Energy,” advised tales of individuals realizing their capabilities. Farizan typically shared private experiences on the present or by way of essays written for In the present day.com, the place she wrote about freezing her eggs.
The present’s employees joined Farizan, Hager and Guthrie onstage to bid their contributor farewell.
Farizan thanked Hager for educating her that being herself is sufficient and advised Guthrie that she was one of many reporters she studied for her senior thesis in school.
Earlier than signing off, Farizan thanked the viewers for rising up along with her and for being a continuing of the present.
