Report: Meredith Vieira Is Leaving The "TODAY" Show

But why? According to The Hollywood Reporter, TODAY show host (and former "View" co-host) Meredith Vieira will be stepping down from her job in June, and being replaced by Ann Curry.

Also rumored to be shifted around is correspondent Natalie Morales who will take Curry's place as newsreader.

Vieira has been mulling an exit from Today for some time but came to a decision this week, according to sources. As recently as two weeks ago,Today executive producer Jim Bell told The Hollywood Reporter that he was hopeful she would stay.

Her motivations for exiting are said to be largely personal; she is preparing her youngest daughter Lily for college in the fall, and her husband Richard Cohen continues to struggle with multiple sclerosis.