Natalie Morales is set to join CBS' The Talk after 22 years at NBC News

The Daily Mail

The Dateline correspondent and Today show West Coast anchor announced her exit from NBC News this afternoon, with Today producer Tom Mazzarelli saying that Morales has “been offered an opportunity she’s passionate about." That opportunity is The Talk, according to The Daily Mail and other outlets. The Daily Mail says Morales is "off to save The Talk" following Sharon Osbourne and Carrie Ann Inaba's exit. Though CBS hasn't made Morales' The Talk hiring official, she's expected to join Sheryl Underwood, Amanda Kloots and recent additions Jerry O'Connell and Akbar Gbajabiamila on the CBS daytime show. Morales won't be departing NBC News just yet. She'll appear on Dateline through the end of the year, and will be given a sendoff on the Today show sometime in the next few weeks. Morales joined NBC 22 years ago at its Connecticut station. In 2006, she joined NBC's Today show as national correspondent and a co-anchor of its third hour, rising to its news anchor in 2011. "To my Dateline and Today show families, it’s very hard to say goodbye … and we all know in this business it’s never goodbye but see you later,” Morales wrote a memo to her NBC News staff. “I’m eternally grateful for the support and deep friendships that will remain no matter where our paths lead. I have so much to be thankful for and for every one of you who helped me get here … muchísimas gracias mis amigos.”