{"id":1817,"date":"2026-05-12T15:03:56","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T15:03:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/tamron-hall-says-she-walked-away-from-2m-nbc-deal-after-megyn-kelly-replaced-her\/"},"modified":"2026-05-12T15:03:56","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T15:03:56","slug":"tamron-hall-says-she-walked-away-from-2m-nbc-deal-after-megyn-kelly-replaced-her","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/tamron-hall-says-she-walked-away-from-2m-nbc-deal-after-megyn-kelly-replaced-her\/","title":{"rendered":"Tamron Hall says she walked away from $2M NBC deal after Megyn Kelly replaced her"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/127541827.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Tamron Hall says she turned down a $2 million-a-year offer from NBC after learning she was being pushed aside on the \u201cToday\u201d show to make room for Megyn Kelly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA text message came from my then-agent and he said, \u2018They\u2019re making a big change. You\u2019re no longer in. Here\u2019s what they\u2019re offering,&#8217;\u201d Hall said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watch\/?v=913695565038672\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">during an appearance on Scott Evans\u2019 \u201cHouse Guest\u201d series. <\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd he proceeded to bullet point in a text all these things that they were offering to keep me.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Tamron Hall attends an event in New York earlier this month. Hall reflected on her abrupt 2017 departure from NBC\u2019s \u201cToday\u201d after she was replaced in the network\u2019s morning lineup. <span class=\"credit\">GC Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Hall, 55, said she was on her way to MSNBC and preparing to go live when she got the message informing her of the shakeup at NBC, where she was also working for \u201cDateline\u201d and MSNBC Live.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI sit in a chair and I go, I\u2019m almost, like, blacking out because your whole life is flashing before you,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tamron-hall-walked-away-from-2-million-dollar-contract-with-nbc-11971239\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hall recalled<\/a>. \u201cI gotta text my mama. That\u2019s the first person I text. I text my mom and I said, \u2018It\u2019s done.\u2019 \u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sharing that NBC had offered her a contract worth $2 million annually to remain with the network, Hall recounted, \u201cI wrote my agent back and I said, \u2018I\u2019ll pass.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>When Evans reacted with disbelief, Hall replied, \u201cAll money\u2019s not good money. It\u2019s not.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hall also revealed the advice her mother, Mary Newton, gave her after the ordeal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe said to me, \u2018I am so proud of you because do you know how many times we\u2019ve had to get off the sidewalk for someone else to walk?\u2019\u201d Hall said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Megyn Kelly appears on NBC\u2019s \u201cToday\u201d in 2018. Kelly joined NBC\u2019s \u201cToday\u201d in 2017 following a controversial shakeup that led to Tamron Hall\u2019s departure. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI thought about all the other young black women in journalism, and I said, \u2018If they see me lose, they may think they can\u2019t win.\u2019 And that day is why I turned it down.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not trying to sound like I\u2019m a sacrifice or anything \u2026 and I understood that that did not define me,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>Hall was pushed out of the 9 a.m. hour of \u201cToday\u201d in 2017 after NBC recruited Kelly for a major daytime role following her departure from Fox News. <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2017\/09\/25\/megyn-kelly-embraces-fun-and-uplifting-vibe-for-new-show\/\">Kelly ultimately took over the slot previously <\/a>occupied by Hall and Al Roker on \u201cToday\u2019s Take.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Tamron Hall is seen on NBC\u2019s \u201cToday\u201d in 2014 \u2014 prior to leaving the network after being displaced by Megyn Kelly in a major lineup shakeup. <span class=\"credit\">\u00a9NBC\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The shakeup triggered backlash from the National Association of Black Journalists, which accused NBC of \u201cwhitewashing\u201d after replacing Hall and Roker\u2019s hour with Kelly\u2019s program. <\/p>\n<p>NBC responded by defending its diversity record and later agreed to meet with NABJ representatives.<\/p>\n<p>Kelly\u2019s tenure on the program lasted just one year. Her daytime show was canceled in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Hall went on to launch her syndicated daytime talk show, \u201cTamron Hall,\u201d in 2019. The show was renewed for an eighth season earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>The Post has sought comment from Hall and NBC.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/05\/12\/media\/tamron-hall-says-she-walked-away-from-2m-nbc-deal-after-megyn-kelly-replaced-her\/\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tamron Hall says she turned down a $2 million-a-year offer from NBC after learning she<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1818,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1817","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/127541827.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1817","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1817"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1817\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1818"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1817"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1817"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1817"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}