Tamron Hall Says She Turned Down $2 Million NBC Contract After 'Today' Show Replaced Her with Megyn Kelly
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By Staff Author Published on May 11, 2026 11:13AM EDT
Crisp on the outside, thoughtful on the inside. A keeper.
Summary
Tamron Hall revealed in an interview with Scott Evans that she walked away from a $2 million per year contract offer from NBC in 2017 after the network replaced her 'Today' show hour with Megyn Kelly's program. Hall received a text from her agent detailing the offer to keep her, but she chose to leave rather than accept a diminished role. She shared this story for the first time during a live episode of the House Guest series.
Key quotes
· 2 pulledA text message came from my then-agent and he said, 'They're making a big change. You're no longer in. Here's what they're offering,'
And he proceeded to bullet point in a text all these things that they were offering to keep me.
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