REVEALED: Tamron Hall 

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Tamron Hall is leaving NBC after 10 years with the network when her contract expires later this month.

Her decision to leave came just days after she was told that NBC was cancelling her time slot on Today to make way for Megyn Kelly when she joined the network later this year.

And there will be no farewell or sendoff for the popular television personality, as her final day on the air was Tuesday.

'The last ten years have been beyond anything I could have imagined, and I’m grateful. I’m also very excited about the next chapter. To all my great colleagues, I will miss you and I will be rooting for you,' the 47-year-old anchor and journalist said on Wednesday. 

Meanwhile, a source familiar with the discussions between Hall and the network told DailyMail.com: 'NBC News very much wanted Tamron to stay, she was offered a multi-million dollar/multi-year contract and she chose to go.' 

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Terrible news: Tamron Hall is leaving NBC after 10 years with the network (Hall above last month)

Hall has long been one of the hardest working personalities on the network, and in the past two months had filled in for both Savannah Guthrie on Today and Lester Holt on NBC World News Tonight while also anchoring the third hour of Today.

On one day in December she filled in for both Guthrie and Hall while also hosting MSNBC Live.

She also hosted Deadline: Crime on Investigation Discovery.

Roker will now anchor the third hour of Today until the show debuts their new morning lineup this fall.

Unlike Hall however, the meteorologist already had a steady gig on Today, and will continue to appear on the program's first two hours when Kelly arrives in the scene. 

'Tamron is an exceptional journalist, we valued and enjoyed her work at TODAY and MSNBC and hoped that she would decide to stay,' NBC News said in a statement on Wednesday.

'We are disappointed that she has chosen to leave, but we wish her all the best.' 

MSNBC correspondent Jacob Soboroff was one of the first co-workers to comment on Hall's swift exit, writing: '@TamronHall is as genuine & gracious off-air as she seems on TV. I'm jealous of her future colleagues. So lucky to have worked with you!'

NBC News reporter Benjy Sarlin also chimed in, writing: 'Most of my first @MSNBC appearances were with @TamronHall , always enjoyed going on. Will miss having her around.'

It was revealed earlier this month that Kelly would be leaving Fox News, putting to bed months of speculation regarding what the star host planned to do when her contract was up with the cable news giant.

Not revealed during the big announcement of Kelly's hiring, however, was how much she would be getting paid in her new role at NBC, and just how much Fox News was offering to get her to stay. 

Page Six reported last Friday that Kelly would be joining the team on Today, but that a decision has not yet been made as to whether or not she will be hosting the third or fourth hour of the program.

The third hour features Roker and Hall, while the fourth hour has been hosted by Hoda Kotb and daytime stalwart Kathie Lee Gifford since its inception a decade ago.

'Everyone has been left in the dark and no one knows why there’s such a disruption when shows are doing so well across the board,' said one insider.

Another insider also chimed in, saying: 'People are pissed. The third hour was beating every syndicated show across the board. They were in over their head and bit off more than they can chew when they hired Megyn.'

That report also confirmed that Kathie Lee and Hoda might be bumped out of their time slot, but would not be out of a job. 

Hall's departure comes a little less than five years after the NBC morning show was widely criticized for the insensitive manner in which they sent off longtime anchor Ann Curry after 15 years with the network.

Curry broke down in tears on live television as she told viewers she would not longer be hosting Today alongside Matt Lauer, just one year after she received the much coveted anchor chair.

That move come two months after Today was overtaken in the ratings by Good Morning America, breaking their 16-year streak as the most watched morning news program.

It was revealed earlier this month that Kelly would be leaving Fox News, putting to bed months of speculation regarding what the star host planned to do when her contract was up with the cable news giant.

Not revealed during the big announcement of Kelly's hiring, however, was how much she would be getting paid in her new role at NBC, and just how much Fox News was offering to get her to stay.