Meredith Vieira’s tearful goodbye on ‘Today’

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We all saw this day coming. Meredith Vieira finally bid farewell Wednesday morning to her ‘Today’ show gig.

The two-hour send-off was complete with tears, custom-made shirts declaring love for the former co-host of ‘The View’ and heartfelt salutations. (Al Roker: ‘You have changed my life.’ Matt Lauer: ‘I adore you.’)

A choked-up Vieira joked that she didn’t want to leave after all but the deed was done: ‘They changed the lock on my dressing room,’ she said.

Didn’t catch the farewell? Check out the clip below, then follow in the ‘Today’ show team mentality and share what you’ll miss about Vieira in our comments section.

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